Assay of estrogen 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

$60.72

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.

$264.00

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.

$48.00 with Jefferson Health Plans vs $201.19 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
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $48.00 ↓ -21%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $48.00 ↓ -21%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $48.00 ↓ -21%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $48.00 ↓ -21%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $55.20 ↓ -9%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $55.20 ↓ -9%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $55.20 ↓ -9%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $58.00 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $58.00 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $58.00 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $58.00 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $58.00 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $58.00 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $58.00 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $58.00 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $58.00 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $58.00 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $58.00 ↓ -4%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $66.24 ↑ +9%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $67.67 ↑ +11%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $72.00 ↑ +19%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $74.70 ↑ +23%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $74.70 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $76.80 ↑ +26%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $76.80 ↑ +26%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $76.80 ↑ +26%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $76.80 ↑ +26%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $80.85 ↑ +33%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $80.85 ↑ +33%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $81.73 ↑ +35%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $84.35 ↑ +39%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $87.88 ↑ +45%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $87.88 ↑ +45%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $87.88 ↑ +45%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $87.88 ↑ +45%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $87.88 ↑ +45%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $87.88 ↑ +45%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $90.52 ↑ +49%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $90.78 ↑ +50%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $91.40 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $91.40 ↑ +51%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $91.40 ↑ +51%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $91.40 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $91.40 ↑ +51%
Univera Univera Medicare $92.13 ↑ +52%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $92.27 ↑ +52%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $93.15 ↑ +53%
Humana Humana Commercial $93.15 ↑ +53%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $94.03 ↑ +55%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $94.91 ↑ +56%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $94.91 ↑ +56%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $95.61 ↑ +57%
Molina Molina Ohio $95.79 ↑ +58%
Univera Univera Commercial $105.62 ↑ +74%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $165.31 ↑ +172%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $186.92 ↑ +208%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $201.19 ↑ +231%

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Assay of estrogen at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $68.64 $42.57 – $95.79
UPMC Cole Coudersport $616.20 $50.40 – $821.60
UPMC Kane Kane $619.20 $52.80 – $379.29

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