Bx vag mucos smpl (sep proc) 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

$42.32

Cash price

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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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$184.00

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.

$53.13 with Univera vs $2,385.21 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 $53.13 ↑ +26%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $53.13 ↑ +26%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $57.13 ↑ +35%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $59.99 ↑ +42%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $61.43 ↑ +45%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $61.43 ↑ +45%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $62.99 ↑ +49%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $62.99 ↑ +49%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $63.27 ↑ +50%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $65.12 ↑ +54%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $65.12 ↑ +54%
Univera Univera Medicare $66.72 ↑ +58%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $67.57 ↑ +60%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $68.99 ↑ +63%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $68.99 ↑ +63%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $68.99 ↑ +63%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $73.56 ↑ +74%
Univera Univera Commercial $74.57 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $77.81 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $77.81 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $77.81 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $77.81 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $77.81 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $77.81 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $77.81 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $77.81 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $77.81 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $77.81 ↑ +84%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $79.19 ↑ +87%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $82.79 ↑ +96%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $86.99 ↑ +106%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $86.99 ↑ +106%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $86.99 ↑ +106%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $86.99 ↑ +106%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $86.99 ↑ +106%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $89.99 ↑ +113%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $98.98 ↑ +134%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $98.98 ↑ +134%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $104.53 ↑ +147%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $121.17 ↑ +186%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $127.75 ↑ +202%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $127.75 ↑ +202%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $195.78 ↑ +363%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $221.00 ↑ +422%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $770.66 ↑ +1721%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $770.66 ↑ +1721%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $779.03 ↑ +1741%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $837.67 ↑ +1879%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $837.67 ↑ +1879%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $837.67 ↑ +1879%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $871.18 ↑ +1959%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $871.18 ↑ +1959%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $871.18 ↑ +1959%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $871.18 ↑ +1959%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $887.93 ↑ +1998%
Humana Humana Commercial $887.93 ↑ +1998%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $896.31 ↑ +2018%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $896.31 ↑ +2018%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $904.68 ↑ +2038%
Molina Molina Ohio $913.06 ↑ +2058%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $971.20 ↑ +2195%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $1,652.14 ↑ +3804%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $1,781.72 ↑ +4110%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $2,385.21 ↑ +5536%

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Bx vag mucos smpl (sep proc) at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $1,452.00 $76.19 – $2,057.00
UPMC Hanover Hanover $1,452.00 $76.19 – $1,330.91
UPMC Kane Kane $787.80 $65.99 – $435.40
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh $777.60 $65.99 – $896.56
UPMC Memorial York $1,452.00 $76.19 – $1,335.92
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh $711.00 $65.99 – $913.16
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh $966.60 $65.99 – $913.16
UPMC Somerset Somerset $1,452.00 $65.99 – $830.15

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