Covid-19 administration immunization im inj 1st/only component 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

$58.40

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$73.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$12.85 with Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare vs $183.89 with Highmark — 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
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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
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $12.85 ↓ -78%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $31.14 ↓ -47%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $32.90 ↓ -44%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $40.10 ↓ -31%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $40.50 ↓ -31%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $41.30 ↓ -29%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $41.30 ↓ -29%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $42.11 ↓ -28%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $42.11 ↓ -28%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $42.11 ↓ -28%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $42.11 ↓ -28%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $42.11 ↓ -28%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $42.29 ↓ -28%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $42.31 ↓ -28%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $43.31 ↓ -26%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $43.31 ↓ -26%
Cigna All_Plans $44.44 ↓ -24%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $46.72 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $47.00 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $47.00 ↓ -20%
Tower Health All_Plans $47.45 ↓ -19%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $47.45 ↓ -19%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $47.45 ↓ -19%
Geisinger All_Plans $47.45 ↓ -19%
Independence_Blue_Cross All_Plans $47.45 ↓ -19%
PHC All_Plans $51.10 ↓ -13%
Aetna All_Plans $56.50 ↓ -3%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $62.12 ↑ +6%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $62.26 ↑ +7%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $66.17 ↑ +13%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $68.84 ↑ +18%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $70.18 ↑ +20%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $147.11 ↑ +152%
Highmark My_Priority_Blue_Flex $147.11 ↑ +152%
Highmark Performance_Blue $152.62 ↑ +161%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $152.62 ↑ +161%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $152.62 ↑ +161%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $183.89 ↑ +215%

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Covid-19 administration immunization im inj 1st/only component at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $24.00 $14.00 – $84.17
UPMC Bedford Everett $24.00 $14.00 – $42.75
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $24.00 $5.48 – $63.55
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $24.00 $8.00 – $44.11
UPMC East Monroeville $24.00 $13.20 – $84.97
UPMC Hamot Erie $24.00 $45.28 – $49.35
UPMC Northwest Seneca $24.00 $35.90 – $42.75
UPMC Hanover Hanover $24.00 $39.26 – $63.46

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