Linezolid in 5% dextrose in water 600 mg/300 ml intravenous piggyback 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

$107.40

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$134.25

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.

$10.71 with Health_Partners_Medicaid vs $90.30 with PHC — 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

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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $10.71 ↓ -90%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $10.71 ↓ -90%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $10.71 ↓ -90%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $10.71 ↓ -90%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $10.80 ↓ -90%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $11.36 ↓ -89%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $22.70 ↓ -79%
Aetna All_Plans $32.57 ↓ -70%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $33.31 ↓ -69%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $35.82 ↓ -67%
Cigna All_Plans $36.44 ↓ -66%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $58.14 ↓ -46%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $83.05 ↓ -23%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $83.05 ↓ -23%
Tower Health All_Plans $83.85 ↓ -22%
Geisinger All_Plans $83.85 ↓ -22%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $83.85 ↓ -22%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $83.85 ↓ -22%
Independence_Blue_Cross All_Plans $83.85 ↓ -22%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $85.92 ↓ -20%
PHC All_Plans $90.30 ↓ -16%

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Linezolid in 5% dextrose in water 600 mg/300 ml intravenous piggyback at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $364.80 $2.25 – $364.80
UPMC Bedford Everett $253.60 $2.25 – $154.28
UPMC East Monroeville $225.60 $2.25 – $225.60
UPMC Hamot Erie $181.60 $2.25 – $8.99
UPMC Northwest Seneca $253.60 $2.25 – $144.39
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville $242.40 $2.25 – $141.79
UPMC Jameson New Castle $167.20 $2.25 – $56.62
UPMC Kane Kane $72.00 $3.57 – $7.22

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