Colonoscopy (with biopsy) 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

$128.11

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$557.00

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.

$161.40 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

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 $161.40 ↑ +26%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $161.40 ↑ +26%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $172.71 ↑ +35%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $185.71 ↑ +45%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $185.71 ↑ +45%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $191.28 ↑ +49%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $196.85 ↑ +54%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $196.85 ↑ +54%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $204.28 ↑ +59%
Univera Univera Medicare $221.58 ↑ +73%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $225.42 ↑ +76%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $236.69 ↑ +85%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $236.69 ↑ +85%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $239.42 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $253.25 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $253.25 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $253.25 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $253.25 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $253.25 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $253.25 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $253.25 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $253.25 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $253.25 ↑ +98%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $253.25 ↑ +98%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $259.23 ↑ +102%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $259.23 ↑ +102%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $259.23 ↑ +102%
Univera Univera Commercial $288.61 ↑ +125%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $297.55 ↑ +132%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $311.08 ↑ +143%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $315.49 ↑ +146%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $326.86 ↑ +155%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $326.86 ↑ +155%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $326.86 ↑ +155%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $326.86 ↑ +155%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $326.86 ↑ +155%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $338.13 ↑ +164%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $368.64 ↑ +188%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $371.94 ↑ +190%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $371.94 ↑ +190%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $388.65 ↑ +203%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $388.65 ↑ +203%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $512.00 ↑ +300%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,043.55 ↑ +715%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,043.55 ↑ +715%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $1,047.63 ↑ +718%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,054.90 ↑ +723%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $1,134.30 ↑ +785%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $1,134.30 ↑ +785%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $1,134.30 ↑ +785%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,179.67 ↑ +821%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,179.67 ↑ +821%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,179.67 ↑ +821%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $1,179.67 ↑ +821%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $1,202.36 ↑ +839%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,202.36 ↑ +839%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,213.70 ↑ +847%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $1,213.70 ↑ +847%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,225.04 ↑ +856%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,236.39 ↑ +865%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $2,237.18 ↑ +1646%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $2,412.65 ↑ +1783%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $3,229.85 ↑ +2421%

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Colonoscopy (with biopsy) at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $1,764.60 $225.42 – $2,352.80
UPMC Bedford Everett $1,656.60 $236.69 – $2,484.90
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $144.82 $172.71 – $3,763.66
UPMC Cole Coudersport $727.20 $236.69 – $1,041.88
UPMC East Monroeville $3,055.20 $247.96 – $4,073.60
UPMC Hamot Erie $3,099.00 $247.96 – $1,634.95
UPMC Northwest Seneca $2,132.40 $247.96 – $1,180.32
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville $2,476.20 $247.96 – $1,419.79

All Pennsylvania hospitals for this procedure →