Capsulotomy mpj ea joint (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

$218.50

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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$950.00

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.

$4.00 with Amerihealth vs $8,887.94 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
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $4.00 ↓ -98%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $4.00 ↓ -98%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $27.61 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $27.61 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $36.16 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $40.60 ↓ -81%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $129.00 ↓ -41%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $135.45 ↓ -38%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $135.45 ↓ -38%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $148.35 ↓ -32%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $148.35 ↓ -32%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $148.35 ↓ -32%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $170.28 ↓ -22%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $178.02 ↓ -19%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $187.05 ↓ -14%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $187.05 ↓ -14%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $187.05 ↓ -14%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $187.05 ↓ -14%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $187.05 ↓ -14%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $193.50 ↓ -11%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $294.57 ↑ +35%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $316.74 ↑ +45%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $316.74 ↑ +45%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $326.24 ↑ +49%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $335.74 ↑ +54%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $335.74 ↑ +54%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $348.41 ↑ +59%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $351.93 ↑ +61%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $372.28 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $372.28 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $372.28 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $372.28 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $372.28 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $372.28 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $372.28 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $372.28 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $372.28 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $372.28 ↑ +70%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $535.22 ↑ +145%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $609.40 ↑ +179%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $642.49 ↑ +194%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $642.49 ↑ +194%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $865.86 ↑ +296%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +468%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,871.67 ↑ +1214%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,871.67 ↑ +1214%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,902.88 ↑ +1229%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $3,121.38 ↑ +1329%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $3,121.38 ↑ +1329%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $3,121.38 ↑ +1329%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +1386%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +1386%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,246.23 ↑ +1386%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +1386%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,308.66 ↑ +1414%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,308.66 ↑ +1414%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,339.88 ↑ +1429%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,339.88 ↑ +1429%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,371.09 ↑ +1443%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,402.30 ↑ +1457%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $6,156.30 ↑ +2718%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $6,639.17 ↑ +2939%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $8,887.94 ↑ +3968%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $247.00 $4.00 – $10,356.89
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