Analysis; simple cranial nerv pulse gen prgrmg 95976 at GROVE CITY HOSPITAL

631 NORTH BROAD STREET EXT, GROVE CITY, PA · Ahn · · NPI 1023000296

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 14, 2026 · Ingested Sep 30, 2026

$23.92

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.

$104.00

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.

$24.79 with Highmark vs $102.15 with Medical Mutual — 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 Highmark Together Blue $24.79 ↑ +4%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $31.50 ↑ +32%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $31.50 ↑ +32%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $32.29 ↑ +35%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $32.30 ↑ +35%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $33.00 ↑ +38%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $33.00 ↑ +38%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $33.36 ↑ +39%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $33.92 ↑ +42%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $33.92 ↑ +42%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $34.72 ↑ +45%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $34.72 ↑ +45%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $35.76 ↑ +49%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $35.87 ↑ +50%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $35.87 ↑ +50%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $35.87 ↑ +50%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $35.87 ↑ +50%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $36.80 ↑ +54%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $36.80 ↑ +54%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $37.15 ↑ +55%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $37.15 ↑ +55%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $37.15 ↑ +55%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $37.31 ↑ +56%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $37.31 ↑ +56%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $37.31 ↑ +56%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $37.31 ↑ +56%
Humana Humana Commercial $38.03 ↑ +59%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $38.03 ↑ +59%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $38.38 ↑ +60%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $38.38 ↑ +60%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $38.74 ↑ +62%
Molina Molina Ohio $39.10 ↑ +63%
Univera Univera Medicare $39.58 ↑ +65%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $42.40 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $42.40 ↑ +77%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $42.64 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $42.86 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $42.86 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $42.86 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $42.86 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $42.86 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $42.86 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $42.86 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $42.86 ↑ +79%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $44.57 ↑ +86%
Univera Univera Commercial $45.05 ↑ +88%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $46.84 ↑ +96%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $46.84 ↑ +96%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $46.84 ↑ +96%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $46.84 ↑ +96%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $46.84 ↑ +96%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $48.45 ↑ +103%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $51.68 ↑ +116%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $53.29 ↑ +123%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $53.29 ↑ +123%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $61.44 ↑ +157%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $70.75 ↑ +196%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $73.91 ↑ +209%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $76.30 ↑ +219%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $77.93 ↑ +226%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $77.93 ↑ +226%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $102.15 ↑ +327%

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Analysis; simple cranial nerv pulse gen prgrmg 95976 at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $27.04 $20.49 – $119.03
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh $148.20 $25.31 – $55.05
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg $75.20 $38.55 – $171.48
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata $75.20 $36.37 – $109.82
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown $68.00 $27.79 – $75.13
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon $75.20 $36.84 – $109.82
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg $75.20 $38.19 – $109.82

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