Administration chemotherapy IV infusion each addl sequential infusion diff substance/drug >1 hr at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital

169 Martin Ave, Ephrata, PA · Wellspan · · NPI 1083615587

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$788.00

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$985.00

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Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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$69.43 with Highmark_Medicare vs $928.86 with United_Healthcare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $69.43 ↓ -91%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $70.80 ↓ -91%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $70.80 ↓ -91%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $72.18 ↓ -91%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $72.18 ↓ -91%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $72.18 ↓ -91%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $72.18 ↓ -91%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $72.18 ↓ -91%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $72.49 ↓ -91%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $72.52 ↓ -91%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $74.24 ↓ -91%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $74.24 ↓ -91%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $77.10 ↓ -90%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $77.10 ↓ -90%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $77.10 ↓ -90%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $77.10 ↓ -90%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $77.10 ↓ -90%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $87.59 ↓ -89%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $106.72 ↓ -86%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $113.42 ↓ -86%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $120.30 ↓ -85%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $173.36 ↓ -78%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $209.71 ↓ -73%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $252.18 ↓ -68%
Highmark My_Priority_Blue_Flex $252.18 ↓ -68%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $261.63 ↓ -67%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $261.63 ↓ -67%
Highmark Performance_Blue $261.63 ↓ -67%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $315.22 ↓ -60%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $443.90 ↓ -44%
Cigna All_Plans $599.67 ↓ -24%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $630.40 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $634.14 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $634.14 ↓ -20%
Tower Health All_Plans $640.25 ↓ -19%
Geisinger All_Plans $640.25 ↓ -19%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $640.25 ↓ -19%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $640.25 ↓ -19%
Independence_Blue_Cross All_Plans $640.25 ↓ -19%
PHC All_Plans $689.50 ↓ -13%
Aetna All_Plans $762.39 ↓ -3%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $838.24 ↑ +6%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $928.86 ↑ +18%

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Administration chemotherapy IV infusion each addl sequential infusion diff substance/drug >1 hr at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $402.00 $61.68 – $536.00
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $197.40 $45.07 – $279.65
UPMC Cole Coudersport $271.80 $64.76 – $362.40
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $197.40 $65.80 – $279.65
UPMC East Monroeville $799.20 $67.85 – $1,065.60
UPMC Hamot Erie $592.80 $67.85 – $128.83
UPMC Northwest Seneca $449.40 $61.53 – $128.83
UPMC Hanover Hanover $197.40 $67.31 – $134.82

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