RC 311

Laboratory cytology test at Ephrata Community Hospital

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Pap Test, Automated Thin Layer Preparation; and Manual Rescreening

Ephrata, PA

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Ephrata Community Hospital’s median price of $136 is 20% above the median hospital's median price ($113), higher than 62% of the 1,845 hospitals reporting RC 311. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting RC 311 at Ephrata Community Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 20 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	Amerihealth Caritas all_plans fee schedule · outpatient	$35.91	$85.68	$10.71 – $296.58
2	Highmark all_plans fee schedule · outpatient	$52.12	$102.45	$5.85 – $370.73
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield capital_cares_4_kids percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$104.55	$145.02	$16.67 – $340.25
4	Highmark higmark_healthy_kids fee schedule · outpatient	$80.11	$153.06	$33.25 – $539.37
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield all_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$113.10	$157.25	$6.51 – $490.75
6	Aetna all_plans fee schedule · outpatient	$138.23	$204.53	$22.06 – $1,644
7	Cigna all_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$148.06	$205.37	$23.61 – $481.84
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield all_other_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$149.36	$207.17	$23.82 – $486.07
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield capital_blue_performance_ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$149.36	$207.17	$23.82 – $486.07
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield all_plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$150.80	$209.16	$24.05 – $490.75
11	Cigna all_plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$193.63	$268.56	$30.88 – $630.12
12	UnitedHealthcare all_plans fee schedule · outpatient	$154.89	$268.80	$24.57 – $1,027
13	Aetna Better Health all_plans fee schedule · outpatient	$219.68	$339.49	$42.50 – $1,008
14	Highmark my_direct_blue fee schedule · outpatient	$189.30	$361.69	$78.58 – $1,275
15	Highmark my_priority_blue_flex fee schedule · outpatient	$189.30	$361.69	$78.58 – $1,275
16	Highmark blue_cross_high_performance_network fee schedule · outpatient	$196.39	$375.25	$81.53 – $1,322
17	Highmark choice_blue_ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$196.39	$375.25	$81.53 – $1,322
18	Highmark performance_blue fee schedule · outpatient	$196.39	$375.25	$81.53 – $1,322
19	First Health all_plans fee schedule · outpatient	$301.32	$427.41	$97.25 – $1,807
20	Highmark all_other_plans fee schedule · outpatient	$236.62	$452.11	$98.23 – $1,593

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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