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Cesarean Section Without Sterilization Without Cc/McC
Ephrata, PA
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Ephrata Community Hospital’s median price of $10.4k is 9% above the median hospital's median price ($9.5k), higher than 62% of the 2,171 hospitals reporting MS-DRG 788. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 15 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Highmark all_plans case rate · inpatient | $6,652 | $6,652 | $6,509 – $6,796 |
| 2 | Highmark higmark_healthy_kids case rate · inpatient | $10,005 | $10,005 | $10,005 – $10,005 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield capital_blue_performance_ppo case rate · inpatient | $10,702 | $10,702 | $10,702 – $10,702 |
| 4 | Aetna all_plans case rate · inpatient | $6,638 | $12,040 | $6,638 – $22,844 |
| 5 | Highmark my_direct_blue case rate · inpatient | $12,769 | $12,769 | $12,769 – $12,769 |
| 6 | Highmark my_priority_blue_flex case rate · inpatient | $12,769 | $12,769 | $12,769 – $12,769 |
| 7 | Highmark blue_cross_high_performance_network case rate · inpatient | $13,248 | $13,248 | $13,248 – $13,248 |
| 8 | Highmark choice_blue_ppo case rate · inpatient | $13,248 | $13,248 | $13,248 – $13,248 |
| 9 | Highmark performance_blue case rate · inpatient | $13,248 | $13,248 | $13,248 – $13,248 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all_plans case rate · inpatient | $14,225 | $14,225 | $6,612 – $21,838 |
| 11 | Highmark all_other_plans case rate · inpatient | $15,962 | $15,962 | $15,962 – $15,962 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield capital_cares_4_kids case rate · inpatient | $20,389 | $20,389 | $20,389 – $20,389 |
| 13 | Cigna all_plans case rate · inpatient | $28,500 | $28,500 | $28,500 – $28,500 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all_other_plans case rate · inpatient | $29,127 | $29,127 | $29,127 – $29,127 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare all_plans case rate · inpatient | $29,355 | $29,355 | $29,355 – $29,355 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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