Ghs block ilioinguinal/gentitofemoral 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

$2,204.00

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.

$2,755.00

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.

$43.75 with UPMC_Medicaid vs $3,067.10 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
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $43.75 ↓ -98%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $43.75 ↓ -98%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $43.75 ↓ -98%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $43.75 ↓ -98%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $43.75 ↓ -98%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $49.70 ↓ -98%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $119.00 ↓ -95%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $484.88 ↓ -78%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $675.53 ↓ -69%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $688.91 ↓ -69%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $688.91 ↓ -69%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $702.28 ↓ -68%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $702.28 ↓ -68%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $702.28 ↓ -68%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $702.28 ↓ -68%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $702.28 ↓ -68%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $705.29 ↓ -68%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $705.63 ↓ -68%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $722.35 ↓ -67%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $722.35 ↓ -67%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $1,038.37 ↓ -53%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $1,103.59 ↓ -50%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $1,170.47 ↓ -47%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $1,241.57 ↓ -44%
Cigna All_Plans $1,677.24 ↓ -24%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $1,763.20 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $1,773.67 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $1,773.67 ↓ -20%
Tower Health All_Plans $1,790.75 ↓ -19%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $1,790.75 ↓ -19%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $1,790.75 ↓ -19%
Geisinger All_Plans $1,790.75 ↓ -19%
Independence_Blue_Cross All_Plans $1,790.75 ↓ -19%
PHC All_Plans $1,928.50 ↓ -13%
Aetna All_Plans $2,132.37 ↓ -3%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $2,344.51 ↑ +6%
Highmark My_Priority_Blue_Flex $2,453.71 ↑ +11%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $2,453.71 ↑ +11%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $2,545.67 ↑ +16%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $2,545.67 ↑ +16%
Highmark Performance_Blue $2,545.67 ↑ +16%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $2,597.97 ↑ +18%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $3,067.10 ↑ +39%

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Ghs block ilioinguinal/gentitofemoral at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Cole Coudersport $123.00 $25.78 – $771.51
UPMC Hamot Erie $1,133.40 $38.50 – $960.26
UPMC Northwest Seneca $1,260.60 $38.50 – $693.24
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville $908.40 $38.50 – $713.05
UPMC Jameson New Castle $908.40 $38.50 – $892.40
UPMC Kane Kane $940.80 $38.50 – $461.08
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh $866.40 $38.50 – $713.05
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh $1,094.40 $38.50 – $726.25

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