Biopsy tongue anterior two-thirds 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

$69.46

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$302.00

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.

$8.79 with Univera vs $1,394.99 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

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 Essential Plan $8.79 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $8.79 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $11.03 ↓ -84%
Univera Univera Commercial $12.92 ↓ -81%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $62.00 ↓ -11%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $65.10 ↓ -6%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $65.10 ↓ -6%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $71.30 ↑ +3%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $71.30 ↑ +3%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $71.30 ↑ +3%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $81.84 ↑ +18%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $85.56 ↑ +23%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $89.90 ↑ +29%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $89.90 ↑ +29%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $89.90 ↑ +29%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $89.90 ↑ +29%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $89.90 ↑ +29%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $93.00 ↑ +34%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $93.50 ↑ +35%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $100.54 ↑ +45%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $100.54 ↑ +45%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $102.30 ↑ +47%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $102.30 ↑ +47%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $103.56 ↑ +49%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $106.57 ↑ +53%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $106.57 ↑ +53%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $110.59 ↑ +59%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $115.09 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $121.75 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $121.75 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $121.75 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $121.75 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $121.75 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $121.75 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $121.75 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $121.75 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $121.75 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $121.75 ↑ +75%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $170.55 ↑ +146%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $190.43 ↑ +174%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $200.77 ↑ +189%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $200.77 ↑ +189%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $292.11 ↑ +321%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $450.72 ↑ +549%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $450.72 ↑ +549%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $455.62 ↑ +556%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $489.91 ↑ +605%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $489.91 ↑ +605%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $489.91 ↑ +605%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $509.51 ↑ +634%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $509.51 ↑ +634%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $509.51 ↑ +634%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $509.51 ↑ +634%
Humana Humana Commercial $519.30 ↑ +648%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $519.30 ↑ +648%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $524.20 ↑ +655%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $524.20 ↑ +655%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $529.10 ↑ +662%
Molina Molina Ohio $534.00 ↑ +669%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $966.25 ↑ +1291%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $1,042.04 ↑ +1400%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,131.20 ↑ +1529%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $1,394.99 ↑ +1908%

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Biopsy tongue anterior two-thirds at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $78.52 $65.10 – $1,625.54
UPMC Cole Coudersport $206.40 $65.10 – $2,325.85
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown $1,137.50 $68.20 – $1,085.75
UPMC Hamot Erie not published $68.20 – $729.80
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata not published $491.83 – $5,627.00

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