Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast 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

$716.10

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$930.00

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.

$27.08 with Univera vs $487.65 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 $27.08 ↓ -96%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $27.08 ↓ -96%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $29.47 ↓ -96%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $29.47 ↓ -96%
Univera Univera Medicare $33.45 ↓ -95%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $37.05 ↓ -95%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $37.42 ↓ -95%
Univera Univera Commercial $39.20 ↓ -95%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $39.59 ↓ -94%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $39.59 ↓ -94%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $39.59 ↓ -94%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $39.59 ↓ -94%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $39.59 ↓ -94%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $39.59 ↓ -94%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $39.59 ↓ -94%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $39.59 ↓ -94%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $39.59 ↓ -94%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $39.59 ↓ -94%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $40.70 ↓ -94%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $40.70 ↓ -94%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $40.70 ↓ -94%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $40.70 ↓ -94%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $40.70 ↓ -94%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $52.67 ↓ -93%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $56.01 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $63.34 ↓ -91%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $64.41 ↓ -91%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $64.41 ↓ -91%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $64.41 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $66.78 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $66.78 ↓ -91%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $77.29 ↓ -89%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $84.02 ↓ -88%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $89.62 ↓ -87%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $92.42 ↓ -87%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $92.42 ↓ -87%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $157.56 ↓ -78%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $157.56 ↓ -78%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $159.27 ↓ -78%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $171.26 ↓ -76%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $171.26 ↓ -76%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $171.26 ↓ -76%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $171.26 ↓ -76%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $171.26 ↓ -76%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $176.40 ↓ -75%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $178.11 ↓ -75%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $178.11 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $178.11 ↓ -75%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $178.11 ↓ -75%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $178.11 ↓ -75%
Humana Humana Commercial $181.53 ↓ -75%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $181.53 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $183.25 ↓ -74%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $183.25 ↓ -74%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $184.96 ↓ -74%
Molina Molina Ohio $186.67 ↓ -74%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $337.77 ↓ -53%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $364.27 ↓ -49%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $487.65 ↓ -32%

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Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $302.40 $39.18 – $403.20
UPMC Bedford Everett $186.00 $61.23 – $279.00
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $427.80 $16.99 – $272.48
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $688.20 $29.47 – $568.25
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $427.80 $24.80 – $270.76
UPMC East Monroeville $832.80 $39.56 – $1,110.40
UPMC Hamot Erie $407.40 $39.18 – $270.53
UPMC Northwest Seneca $253.20 $92.49 – $178.21

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