Colonoscopy w/balloon dilat 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

$135.24

Cash price

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$588.00

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.

$170.31 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 $170.31 ↑ +26%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $170.31 ↑ +26%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $182.29 ↑ +35%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $196.01 ↑ +45%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $196.01 ↑ +45%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $201.89 ↑ +49%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $207.77 ↑ +54%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $207.77 ↑ +54%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $215.61 ↑ +59%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $232.23 ↑ +72%
Univera Univera Medicare $233.82 ↑ +73%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $243.84 ↑ +80%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $243.84 ↑ +80%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $252.75 ↑ +87%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $267.06 ↑ +97%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $267.06 ↑ +97%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $267.06 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $267.37 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $267.37 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $267.37 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $267.37 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $267.37 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $267.37 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $267.37 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $267.37 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $267.37 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $267.37 ↑ +98%
Univera Univera Commercial $304.56 ↑ +125%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $306.54 ↑ +127%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $320.48 ↑ +137%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $333.12 ↑ +146%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $336.73 ↑ +149%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $336.73 ↑ +149%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $336.73 ↑ +149%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $336.73 ↑ +149%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $336.73 ↑ +149%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $348.34 ↑ +158%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $383.18 ↑ +183%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $383.18 ↑ +183%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $389.07 ↑ +188%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $410.19 ↑ +203%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $410.19 ↑ +203%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,043.55 ↑ +672%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,043.55 ↑ +672%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,054.90 ↑ +680%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $1,134.30 ↑ +739%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $1,134.30 ↑ +739%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $1,134.30 ↑ +739%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $1,179.67 ↑ +772%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,179.67 ↑ +772%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,179.67 ↑ +772%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,179.67 ↑ +772%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,202.36 ↑ +789%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $1,202.36 ↑ +789%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,213.70 ↑ +797%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $1,213.70 ↑ +797%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,225.04 ↑ +806%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,236.39 ↑ +814%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +818%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $2,237.18 ↑ +1554%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $2,412.65 ↑ +1684%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $3,229.85 ↑ +2288%

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Colonoscopy w/balloon dilat at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $1,764.60 $232.23 – $2,352.80
UPMC Bedford Everett $4,476.60 $243.84 – $6,714.90
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $152.88 $182.29 – $3,763.66
UPMC Cole Coudersport $1,014.60 $243.84 – $1,352.80
UPMC East Monroeville $3,284.40 $255.45 – $4,379.20
UPMC Hamot Erie $2,437.80 $255.45 – $1,634.95
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville $2,597.40 $255.45 – $1,527.37
UPMC Jameson New Castle $2,597.40 $255.45 – $1,517.55

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