C-reactive protein, quantitative 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

$7.36

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.

$32.00

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.

$7.02 with Highmark vs $31.19 with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — 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
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $7.02 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $7.02 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $7.02 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $7.02 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $7.02 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $7.02 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $7.02 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $7.02 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $7.02 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $7.02 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $7.02 ↓ -5%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $8.19 ↑ +11%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $9.04 ↑ +23%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $9.04 ↑ +23%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $9.79 ↑ +33%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $9.79 ↑ +33%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $9.90 ↑ +35%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $10.07 ↑ +37%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $10.64 ↑ +45%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $10.64 ↑ +45%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $10.64 ↑ +45%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $10.64 ↑ +45%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $10.64 ↑ +45%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $10.64 ↑ +45%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $10.96 ↑ +49%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $10.99 ↑ +49%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $11.07 ↑ +50%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $11.07 ↑ +50%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $11.07 ↑ +50%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $11.07 ↑ +50%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $11.07 ↑ +50%
Univera Univera Medicare $11.15 ↑ +51%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $11.17 ↑ +52%
Humana Humana Commercial $11.28 ↑ +53%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $11.28 ↑ +53%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $11.38 ↑ +55%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $11.49 ↑ +56%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $11.49 ↑ +56%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $11.58 ↑ +57%
Molina Molina Ohio $11.60 ↑ +58%
Univera Univera Commercial $12.79 ↑ +74%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $14.58 ↑ +98%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $14.58 ↑ +98%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $14.58 ↑ +98%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $14.58 ↑ +98%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $16.77 ↑ +128%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $16.77 ↑ +128%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $16.77 ↑ +128%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $20.12 ↑ +173%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $21.87 ↑ +197%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $22.63 ↑ +207%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $23.33 ↑ +217%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $23.33 ↑ +217%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $23.33 ↑ +217%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $23.33 ↑ +217%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $24.36 ↑ +231%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $31.19 ↑ +324%

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C-reactive protein, quantitative at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $67.34 $5.15 – $23.33
UPMC East Monroeville $213.60 $10.51 – $284.80
UPMC Hamot Erie $82.20 $10.51 – $27.70
UPMC Jameson New Castle $173.40 $10.51 – $28.18
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh $90.60 $9.96 – $27.96
UPMC McKeesport Mckeesport $98.40 $9.86 – $27.96
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh $138.00 $8.87 – $27.70
UPMC Muncy Muncy $441.00 $10.51 – $24.85

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