Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe cns pathogen 12-25 targets 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

$1,168.00

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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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$1,460.00

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.

$256.96 with Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare vs $1,911.23 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

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 $256.96 ↓ -78%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $312.59 ↓ -73%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $416.78 ↓ -64%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $420.95 ↓ -64%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $429.28 ↓ -63%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $429.28 ↓ -63%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $437.62 ↓ -63%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $437.62 ↓ -63%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $437.62 ↓ -63%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $437.62 ↓ -63%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $437.62 ↓ -63%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $439.49 ↓ -62%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $439.70 ↓ -62%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $450.12 ↓ -61%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $450.12 ↓ -61%
PHC All_Plans $584.00 ↓ -50%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $647.05 ↓ -45%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $657.96 ↓ -44%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $687.69 ↓ -41%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $729.37 ↓ -38%
Cigna All_Plans $931.77 ↓ -20%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $934.40 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $939.95 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $939.95 ↓ -20%
Tower Health All_Plans $949.00 ↓ -19%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $949.00 ↓ -19%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $949.00 ↓ -19%
Geisinger All_Plans $949.00 ↓ -19%
Independence_Blue_Cross All_Plans $949.00 ↓ -19%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $1,250.34 ↑ +7%
Highmark My_Priority_Blue_Flex $1,529.00 ↑ +31%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $1,529.00 ↑ +31%
Highmark Performance_Blue $1,586.31 ↑ +36%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $1,586.31 ↑ +36%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $1,586.31 ↑ +36%
Aetna All_Plans $1,721.30 ↑ +47%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $1,892.18 ↑ +62%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $1,911.23 ↑ +64%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe cns pathogen 12-25 targets at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $1,824.00 $370.76 – $2,432.00
UPMC Bedford Everett $2,193.00 $150.37 – $3,289.50
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $3,829.20 $66.89 – $5,424.70
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $3,829.20 $333.05 – $5,424.70
UPMC East Monroeville $1,408.80 $374.29 – $1,878.40
UPMC Hamot Erie $1,920.60 $370.76 – $450.12
UPMC Northwest Seneca $2,298.60 $377.98 – $450.12
UPMC Hanover Hanover $3,829.20 $66.89 – $2,479.29

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