Frenectomy 41115 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

$2,520.80

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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$3,151.00

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.

$112.50 with Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid vs $6,560.39 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
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $112.50 ↓ -96%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $112.50 ↓ -96%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $306.00 ↓ -88%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $554.58 ↓ -78%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $1,420.03 ↓ -44%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $1,430.62 ↓ -43%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $1,444.93 ↓ -43%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $1,473.54 ↓ -42%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $1,473.54 ↓ -42%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $1,502.15 ↓ -40%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $1,502.15 ↓ -40%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $1,502.15 ↓ -40%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $1,502.15 ↓ -40%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $1,502.15 ↓ -40%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $1,508.59 ↓ -40%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $1,509.30 ↓ -40%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $1,545.07 ↓ -39%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $1,545.07 ↓ -39%
Cigna All_Plans $1,918.33 ↓ -24%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $2,016.64 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $2,028.61 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $2,028.61 ↓ -20%
Tower Health All_Plans $2,048.15 ↓ -19%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $2,048.15 ↓ -19%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $2,048.15 ↓ -19%
Geisinger All_Plans $2,048.15 ↓ -19%
Independence_Blue_Cross All_Plans $2,048.15 ↓ -19%
PHC All_Plans $2,205.70 ↓ -13%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $2,221.04 ↓ -12%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $2,360.52 ↓ -6%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $2,503.59 ↓ -1%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $2,971.39 ↑ +18%
Highmark My_Priority_Blue_Flex $5,248.37 ↑ +108%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $5,248.37 ↑ +108%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $5,445.08 ↑ +116%
Highmark Performance_Blue $5,445.08 ↑ +116%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $5,445.08 ↑ +116%
Aetna All_Plans $5,627.00 ↑ +123%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $6,190.00 ↑ +146%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $6,560.39 ↑ +160%

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Frenectomy 41115 at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport $3,435.60 $351.82 – $1,525.20
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown $1,783.50 $205.80 – $3,123.56
UPMC Hamot Erie not published $351.82 – $2,053.97
UPMC Northwest Seneca not published $340.06 – $1,525.20

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