Insertion catheter bladder non indwelling 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

$213.60

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$267.00

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.

$31.81 with Health_Partners_Medicaid vs $570.87 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
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $31.81 ↓ -85%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $31.81 ↓ -85%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $31.81 ↓ -85%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $31.81 ↓ -85%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $31.82 ↓ -85%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $36.14 ↓ -83%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $46.99 ↓ -78%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $86.53 ↓ -59%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $120.33 ↓ -44%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $125.73 ↓ -41%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $128.22 ↓ -40%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $128.22 ↓ -40%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $130.71 ↓ -39%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $130.71 ↓ -39%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $130.71 ↓ -39%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $130.71 ↓ -39%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $130.71 ↓ -39%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $131.27 ↓ -39%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $131.34 ↓ -39%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $134.45 ↓ -37%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $134.45 ↓ -37%
Cigna All_Plans $162.55 ↓ -24%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $170.88 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $171.89 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $171.89 ↓ -20%
Tower Health All_Plans $173.55 ↓ -19%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $173.55 ↓ -19%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $173.55 ↓ -19%
Geisinger All_Plans $173.55 ↓ -19%
Independence_Blue_Cross All_Plans $173.55 ↓ -19%
PHC All_Plans $186.90 ↓ -13%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $193.27 ↓ -10%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $205.41 ↓ -4%
Aetna All_Plans $206.66 ↓ -3%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $217.86 ↑ +2%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $227.22 ↑ +6%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $251.78 ↑ +18%
Highmark My_Priority_Blue_Flex $456.70 ↑ +114%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $456.70 ↑ +114%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $473.82 ↑ +122%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $473.82 ↑ +122%
Highmark Performance_Blue $473.82 ↑ +122%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $570.87 ↑ +167%

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Insertion catheter bladder non indwelling at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $279.00 $25.45 – $354.40
UPMC Bedford Everett $318.00 $26.72 – $477.00
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $558.60 $32.32 – $791.35
UPMC Cole Coudersport $478.20 $23.28 – $107.25
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $558.60 $32.32 – $791.35
UPMC East Monroeville $585.00 $28.00 – $780.00
UPMC Hamot Erie $664.20 $28.00 – $178.73
UPMC Northwest Seneca $297.00 $28.00 – $129.03

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