Colonoscopy w/ablation 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

$172.04

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.

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$748.00

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.

$217.18 with Univera vs $3,229.85 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 $217.18 ↑ +26%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $217.18 ↑ +26%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $231.73 ↑ +35%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $249.17 ↑ +45%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $249.17 ↑ +45%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $256.65 ↑ +49%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $264.12 ↑ +54%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $264.12 ↑ +54%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $274.09 ↑ +59%
Univera Univera Medicare $298.16 ↑ +73%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $309.03 ↑ +80%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $309.03 ↑ +80%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $322.31 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $340.95 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $340.95 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $340.95 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $340.95 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $340.95 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $340.95 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $340.95 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $340.95 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $340.95 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $340.95 ↑ +98%
Univera Univera Commercial $388.37 ↑ +126%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $388.49 ↑ +126%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $425.08 ↑ +147%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $426.75 ↑ +148%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $426.75 ↑ +148%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $426.75 ↑ +148%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $426.75 ↑ +148%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $426.75 ↑ +148%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $498.85 ↑ +190%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $525.93 ↑ +206%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $525.93 ↑ +206%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $776.00 ↑ +351%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $892.40 ↑ +419%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $892.40 ↑ +419%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $892.40 ↑ +419%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,043.55 ↑ +507%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,043.55 ↑ +507%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,054.90 ↑ +513%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $1,070.88 ↑ +522%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $1,134.30 ↑ +559%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $1,134.30 ↑ +559%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $1,134.30 ↑ +559%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +577%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,179.67 ↑ +586%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $1,179.67 ↑ +586%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,179.67 ↑ +586%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,179.67 ↑ +586%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $1,202.36 ↑ +599%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,202.36 ↑ +599%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $1,213.70 ↑ +605%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,213.70 ↑ +605%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,225.04 ↑ +612%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,236.39 ↑ +619%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +622%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +644%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +644%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $2,237.18 ↑ +1200%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $2,412.65 ↑ +1302%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $3,229.85 ↑ +1777%

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Colonoscopy w/ablation at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $1,764.60 $359.96 – $2,352.80
UPMC Bedford Everett $4,516.80 $405.58 – $6,775.20
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $194.48 $231.73 – $3,763.66
UPMC Cole Coudersport $916.80 $423.56 – $1,222.40
UPMC East Monroeville $3,055.20 $363.38 – $4,073.60
UPMC Hamot Erie $3,099.00 $359.96 – $1,634.95
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville $2,476.20 $700.28 – $1,214.04
UPMC Jameson New Castle $2,476.20 $366.31 – $1,517.55

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