Treatment of fibula fracture 27780 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

$1,192.80

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$1,491.00

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.

$144.38 with Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid vs $1,406.01 with United_Healthcare — 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
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $144.38 ↓ -88%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $144.38 ↓ -88%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $231.68 ↓ -81%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $234.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $238.63 ↓ -80%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $238.63 ↓ -80%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $243.26 ↓ -80%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $243.26 ↓ -80%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $243.26 ↓ -80%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $243.26 ↓ -80%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $243.26 ↓ -80%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $244.31 ↓ -80%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $244.42 ↓ -80%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $250.21 ↓ -79%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $250.21 ↓ -79%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $262.42 ↓ -78%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $359.68 ↓ -70%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $382.27 ↓ -68%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $392.70 ↓ -67%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $405.44 ↓ -66%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $671.93 ↓ -44%
Highmark My_Priority_Blue_Flex $849.94 ↓ -29%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $849.94 ↓ -29%
Highmark Performance_Blue $881.80 ↓ -26%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $881.80 ↓ -26%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $881.80 ↓ -26%
Cigna All_Plans $907.72 ↓ -24%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $954.24 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $959.91 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $959.91 ↓ -20%
Tower Health All_Plans $969.15 ↓ -19%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $969.15 ↓ -19%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $969.15 ↓ -19%
Geisinger All_Plans $969.15 ↓ -19%
Independence_Blue_Cross All_Plans $969.15 ↓ -19%
PHC All_Plans $1,043.70 ↓ -13%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $1,062.41 ↓ -11%
Aetna All_Plans $1,154.03 ↓ -3%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $1,268.84 ↑ +6%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $1,406.01 ↑ +18%

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Treatment of fibula fracture 27780 at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Bedford Everett $1,537.20 $82.51 – $2,305.80
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $769.80 $126.21 – $1,090.55
UPMC Cole Coudersport $1,266.00 $66.25 – $771.51
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $769.80 $233.61 – $1,732.75
UPMC Hanover Hanover $769.80 $226.87 – $1,732.75
UPMC Lititz Lititz $769.80 $228.10 – $1,732.75
UPMC Memorial York $769.80 $239.91 – $1,732.75
UPMC Muncy Muncy $825.60 $511.98 – $993.28

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