Ghs closed tx bimalleolar fracture w/manip 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

$1,165.60

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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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$1,457.00

Gross charge

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

$246.88 with PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid vs $7,088.02 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
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $246.88 ↓ -79%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $246.88 ↓ -79%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $246.88 ↓ -79%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $246.88 ↓ -79%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $246.88 ↓ -79%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $256.43 ↓ -78%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $280.45 ↓ -76%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $656.61 ↓ -44%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $671.50 ↓ -42%
Cigna All_Plans $887.02 ↓ -24%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $932.48 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $938.02 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $938.02 ↓ -20%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $947.05 ↓ -19%
Independence_Blue_Cross All_Plans $947.05 ↓ -19%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $947.05 ↓ -19%
Tower Health All_Plans $947.05 ↓ -19%
Geisinger All_Plans $947.05 ↓ -19%
PHC All_Plans $1,019.90 ↓ -13%
Aetna All_Plans $1,127.72 ↓ -3%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $1,239.91 ↑ +6%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $1,373.95 ↑ +18%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $1,561.14 ↑ +34%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $1,592.05 ↑ +37%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $1,592.05 ↑ +37%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $1,622.96 ↑ +39%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $1,622.96 ↑ +39%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $1,622.96 ↑ +39%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $1,622.96 ↑ +39%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $1,622.96 ↑ +39%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $1,629.92 ↑ +40%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $1,630.69 ↑ +40%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $1,669.33 ↑ +43%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $1,669.33 ↑ +43%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $2,399.67 ↑ +106%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $2,550.37 ↑ +119%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $2,704.94 ↑ +132%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $5,670.48 ↑ +386%
Highmark My_Priority_Blue_Flex $5,670.48 ↑ +386%
Highmark Performance_Blue $5,883.01 ↑ +405%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $5,883.01 ↑ +405%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $5,883.01 ↑ +405%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $7,088.02 ↑ +508%

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Ghs closed tx bimalleolar fracture w/manip at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $2,275.20 $545.04 – $3,033.60
UPMC Bedford Everett $1,214.40 $550.51 – $1,821.60
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $2,055.00 $469.23 – $2,911.25
UPMC Cole Coudersport $1,479.00 $107.55 – $1,114.22
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $2,055.00 $685.00 – $2,911.25
UPMC East Monroeville $2,281.20 $550.23 – $3,041.60
UPMC Hamot Erie $2,337.60 $545.04 – $2,219.16
UPMC Northwest Seneca $3,032.40 $818.30 – $1,647.86

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