Trnscath plc vas stent w/s&i ini vein 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

$22,448.00

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$28,060.00

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.

$334.35 with Geisinger_Medicaid vs $50,225.89 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
Geisinger_Medicaid All_Plans $334.35 ↓ -99%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicaid All_Plans $334.35 ↓ -99%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicaid All_Plans $334.35 ↓ -99%
UPMC_Medicaid All_Plans $334.35 ↓ -99%
Health_Partners_Medicaid All_Other_Plans $334.35 ↓ -99%
Amerihealth_Caritas_Medicaid All_Plans $379.82 ↓ -98%
Aetna_Better_Health_Kids All_Plans $909.43 ↓ -96%
Blue_Cross_BlueJourney_Medicare All_Plans $4,938.56 ↓ -78%
Aetna All_Plans $10,638.00 ↓ -53%
Highmark_Medicare All_Plans $11,062.25 ↓ -51%
Aetna_Medicare All_Plans $11,281.30 ↓ -50%
Aetna_Advantra_Medicare All_Plans $11,281.30 ↓ -50%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Complete_Care $11,500.36 ↓ -49%
UPMC_Medicare UPMC_for_Life_Community_HealthChoices $11,500.36 ↓ -49%
United_Medicare ISNP_DSNP_Plans $11,500.36 ↓ -49%
Devoted_Medicare All_Plans $11,500.36 ↓ -49%
Geisinger_Gold_Medicare All_Plans $11,500.36 ↓ -49%
Highmark_Wholecare_Gateway_Medicare All_Plans $11,549.64 ↓ -49%
Amerihealth_Medicare All_Plans $11,555.12 ↓ -49%
First_Health_Network All_Plans $11,702.00 ↓ -48%
Jefferson_Health_Medicare_Advantage All_Plans $11,828.94 ↓ -47%
PA_Health_&_Wellness_Medicare All_Plans $11,828.94 ↓ -47%
Blue_Cross Capital_Cares_4_kids $12,645.52 ↓ -44%
Highmark Higmark_Healthy_Kids $17,004.10 ↓ -24%
Cigna All_Plans $17,082.93 ↓ -24%
WellSpan_Capital_Blue_Cross All_Plans $17,958.40 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross All_Other_Plans $18,065.03 ↓ -20%
Blue_Cross Capital_Blue_Performance_PPO $18,065.03 ↓ -20%
Health_Partners_Medicaid Kidz_Partners $18,071.99 ↓ -19%
Tower Health All_Plans $18,239.00 ↓ -19%
UPMC Employees_And_Dependents $18,239.00 ↓ -19%
UPMC UPMC_For_Kids $18,239.00 ↓ -19%
Geisinger All_Plans $18,239.00 ↓ -19%
Independence_Blue_Cross All_Plans $18,239.00 ↓ -19%
United_Medicaid Community_Plan_For_Kids $19,167.26 ↓ -15%
PHC All_Plans $19,642.00 ↓ -13%
United_Healthcare All_Plans $26,460.58 ↑ +18%
Highmark My_Direct_Blue $40,181.15 ↑ +79%
Highmark My_Priority_Blue_Flex $40,181.15 ↑ +79%
Highmark Choice_Blue_PPO $41,687.15 ↑ +86%
Highmark Blue_Cross_High_Performance_Network $41,687.15 ↑ +86%
Highmark Performance_Blue $41,687.15 ↑ +86%
Highmark All_Other_Plans $50,225.89 ↑ +124%

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Trnscath plc vas stent w/s&i ini vein at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $10,473.00 $267.48 – $13,964.00
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $17,189.40 $339.70 – $24,351.65
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $17,352.60 $339.70 – $24,351.65
UPMC East Monroeville $13,400.40 $294.23 – $17,867.20
UPMC Hamot Erie $15,319.20 $294.23 – $15,725.10
UPMC Northwest Seneca $12,780.00 $294.23 – $11,352.46
UPMC Hanover Hanover $17,189.40 $339.70 – $17,333.84
UPMC Lititz Lititz $17,189.40 $339.70 – $17,427.46

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