Mayo infectious disease hepatitis c chronic six biochemical assays 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

$300.00

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$375.00

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.

$57.75 with Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid vs $331.04 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
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $57.75 ↓ -81%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $66.00 ↓ -78%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $72.19 ↓ -76%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $72.19 ↓ -76%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $72.19 ↓ -76%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $72.19 ↓ -76%
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $72.19 ↓ -76%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $72.91 ↓ -76%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $74.36 ↓ -75%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $74.36 ↓ -75%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $75.80 ↓ -75%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $75.80 ↓ -75%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $75.80 ↓ -75%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $75.80 ↓ -75%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $75.80 ↓ -75%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $76.12 ↓ -75%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $76.16 ↓ -75%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $77.97 ↓ -74%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $77.97 ↓ -74%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $112.07 ↓ -63%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $119.11 ↓ -60%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $126.33 ↓ -58%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $169.00 ↓ -44%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $196.35 ↓ -35%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $216.57 ↓ -28%
Cigna All_Plans $239.33 ↓ -20%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $240.00 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $241.43 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $241.43 ↓ -20%
Independence_Blue_Cross All_Plans $243.75 ↓ -19%
Tower Health All_Plans $243.75 ↓ -19%
Geisinger All_Plans $243.75 ↓ -19%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $243.75 ↓ -19%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $243.75 ↓ -19%
PHC All_Plans $262.50 ↓ -13%
Highmark My_Priority_Blue_Flex $264.84 ↓ -12%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $264.84 ↓ -12%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $274.76 ↓ -8%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $274.76 ↓ -8%
Highmark Performance_Blue $274.76 ↓ -8%
Aetna All_Plans $298.14 ↓ -1%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $327.74 ↑ +9%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $331.04 ↑ +10%

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Mayo infectious disease hepatitis c chronic six biochemical assays at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $669.00 $44.09 – $892.00
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $516.60 $57.75 – $731.85
UPMC Cole Coudersport $235.20 $46.92 – $313.60
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $516.60 $57.75 – $731.85
UPMC East Monroeville $712.80 $44.51 – $950.40
UPMC Hamot Erie $756.60 $44.09 – $80.27
UPMC Hanover Hanover $516.60 $57.75 – $115.50
UPMC Lititz Lititz $516.60 $57.75 – $115.50

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