Biopsy roof of mouth 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

$71.07

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.

$309.00

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.

$9.03 with Univera vs $4,057.66 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
Univera Univera Healthy New York $9.03 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $9.03 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $11.33 ↓ -84%
Univera Univera Commercial $13.28 ↓ -81%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $71.50 ↑ +1%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $75.08 ↑ +6%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $75.08 ↑ +6%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $82.23 ↑ +16%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $82.23 ↑ +16%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $82.23 ↑ +16%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $94.38 ↑ +33%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $95.90 ↑ +35%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $98.67 ↑ +39%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $103.12 ↑ +45%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $103.12 ↑ +45%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $103.68 ↑ +46%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $103.68 ↑ +46%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $103.68 ↑ +46%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $103.68 ↑ +46%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $103.68 ↑ +46%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $106.21 ↑ +49%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $107.25 ↑ +51%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $109.31 ↑ +54%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $109.31 ↑ +54%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $113.43 ↑ +60%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $117.98 ↑ +66%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $117.98 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $118.28 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $125.13 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $125.13 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $125.13 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $125.13 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $125.13 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $125.13 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $125.13 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $125.13 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $125.13 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $125.13 ↑ +76%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $174.89 ↑ +146%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $193.82 ↑ +173%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $204.34 ↑ +188%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $204.34 ↑ +188%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $251.80 ↑ +254%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,311.02 ↑ +1745%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,311.02 ↑ +1745%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,325.27 ↑ +1765%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,352.00 ↑ +1802%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $1,425.02 ↑ +1905%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $1,425.02 ↑ +1905%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $1,425.02 ↑ +1905%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,482.02 ↑ +1985%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,482.02 ↑ +1985%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $1,482.02 ↑ +1985%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,482.02 ↑ +1985%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,510.52 ↑ +2025%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $1,510.52 ↑ +2025%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,524.77 ↑ +2045%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $1,524.77 ↑ +2045%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,539.02 ↑ +2065%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,553.27 ↑ +2086%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $2,810.57 ↑ +3855%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $3,031.02 ↑ +4165%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $4,057.66 ↑ +5609%

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