Chromatogram assay sugars 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

$27.14

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.

$118.00

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.

$25.74 with Highmark vs $89.29 with Highmark — 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 Managed Care $25.74 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $25.74 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $25.74 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $25.74 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $25.74 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $25.74 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $25.74 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $25.74 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $25.74 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $25.74 ↓ -5%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $25.74 ↓ -5%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $26.35 ↓ -3%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $26.35 ↓ -3%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $26.35 ↓ -3%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $26.35 ↓ -3%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $30.03 ↑ +11%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $30.30 ↑ +12%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $30.30 ↑ +12%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $30.30 ↑ +12%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $33.15 ↑ +22%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $33.15 ↑ +22%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $35.88 ↑ +32%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $35.88 ↑ +32%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $36.27 ↑ +34%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $36.36 ↑ +34%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $37.45 ↑ +38%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $39.00 ↑ +44%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $39.00 ↑ +44%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $39.00 ↑ +44%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $39.00 ↑ +44%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $39.00 ↑ +44%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $39.00 ↑ +44%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $39.53 ↑ +46%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $40.17 ↑ +48%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $40.29 ↑ +48%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $40.56 ↑ +49%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $40.56 ↑ +49%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $40.56 ↑ +49%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $40.56 ↑ +49%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $40.56 ↑ +49%
Univera Univera Medicare $40.89 ↑ +51%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $40.95 ↑ +51%
Humana Humana Commercial $41.34 ↑ +52%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $41.34 ↑ +52%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $41.73 ↑ +54%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $42.12 ↑ +55%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $42.12 ↑ +55%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $42.16 ↑ +55%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $42.16 ↑ +55%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $42.16 ↑ +55%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $42.16 ↑ +55%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $42.43 ↑ +56%
Molina Molina Ohio $42.51 ↑ +57%
Univera Univera Commercial $46.87 ↑ +73%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $53.02 ↑ +95%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $82.95 ↑ +206%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $89.29 ↑ +229%

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Chromatogram assay sugars at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $30.68 $18.89 – $42.51
UPMC Cole Coudersport $186.60 $25.35 – $248.80

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