Bronchial brush biopsy 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

$67.16

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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$292.00

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.

$85.79 with Univera vs $1,063.70 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 Essential Plan $85.79 ↑ +28%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $85.79 ↑ +28%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $90.61 ↑ +35%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $97.43 ↑ +45%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $97.43 ↑ +45%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $98.00 ↑ +46%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $100.35 ↑ +49%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $102.90 ↑ +53%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $102.90 ↑ +53%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $103.28 ↑ +54%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $103.28 ↑ +54%
Univera Univera Medicare $106.85 ↑ +59%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $107.17 ↑ +60%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $112.70 ↑ +68%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $112.70 ↑ +68%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $112.70 ↑ +68%
Univera Univera Commercial $114.16 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $120.69 ↑ +80%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $127.67 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $127.67 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $127.67 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $127.67 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $127.67 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $127.67 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $127.67 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $127.67 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $127.67 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $127.67 ↑ +90%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $129.36 ↑ +93%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $135.24 ↑ +101%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $142.10 ↑ +112%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $142.10 ↑ +112%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $142.10 ↑ +112%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $142.10 ↑ +112%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $142.10 ↑ +112%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $147.00 ↑ +119%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $156.80 ↑ +133%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $161.70 ↑ +141%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $161.70 ↑ +141%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $167.25 ↑ +149%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $195.08 ↑ +190%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $205.68 ↑ +206%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $205.68 ↑ +206%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $317.01 ↑ +372%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $343.68 ↑ +412%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $343.68 ↑ +412%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $347.41 ↑ +417%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $373.56 ↑ +456%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $373.56 ↑ +456%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $373.56 ↑ +456%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $388.50 ↑ +478%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $388.50 ↑ +478%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $388.50 ↑ +478%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $388.50 ↑ +478%
Humana Humana Commercial $395.98 ↑ +490%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $395.98 ↑ +490%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $399.71 ↑ +495%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $399.71 ↑ +495%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $403.45 ↑ +501%
Molina Molina Ohio $407.18 ↑ +506%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $736.78 ↑ +997%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $794.57 ↑ +1083%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $1,063.70 ↑ +1484%

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