Consultation pathology during surgery 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

$174.02

Cash price

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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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$226.00

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.

$28.38 with Univera vs $162.71 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 Healthy New York $28.38 ↓ -84%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $28.38 ↓ -84%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $29.77 ↓ -83%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $29.77 ↓ -83%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $29.77 ↓ -83%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $29.77 ↓ -83%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $29.95 ↓ -83%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $31.26 ↓ -82%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $31.26 ↓ -82%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $32.20 ↓ -81%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $32.20 ↓ -81%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $33.17 ↓ -81%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $34.08 ↓ -80%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $34.13 ↓ -80%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $34.13 ↓ -80%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $34.24 ↓ -80%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $34.24 ↓ -80%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $34.24 ↓ -80%
Univera Univera Medicare $35.33 ↓ -80%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $35.42 ↓ -80%
Univera Univera Commercial $37.88 ↓ -78%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $38.52 ↓ -78%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $39.30 ↓ -77%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $40.76 ↓ -77%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $40.76 ↓ -77%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $40.76 ↓ -77%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $40.76 ↓ -77%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $40.76 ↓ -77%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $40.76 ↓ -77%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $40.76 ↓ -77%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $40.76 ↓ -77%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $40.76 ↓ -77%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $40.76 ↓ -77%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $41.08 ↓ -76%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $43.17 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $43.17 ↓ -75%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $43.17 ↓ -75%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $43.17 ↓ -75%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $43.17 ↓ -75%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $44.66 ↓ -74%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $47.63 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $49.60 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $52.38 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $52.38 ↓ -70%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $52.57 ↓ -70%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $52.57 ↓ -70%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $53.14 ↓ -69%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $57.14 ↓ -67%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $57.14 ↓ -67%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $57.14 ↓ -67%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $59.43 ↓ -66%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $59.43 ↓ -66%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $59.43 ↓ -66%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $59.43 ↓ -66%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $60.57 ↓ -65%
Humana Humana Commercial $60.57 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $61.14 ↓ -65%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $61.14 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $61.72 ↓ -65%
Molina Molina Ohio $62.29 ↓ -64%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $96.34 ↓ -45%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $112.71 ↓ -35%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $121.55 ↓ -30%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $162.71 ↓ -6%

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Consultation pathology during surgery at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $78.60 $9.91 – $111.35
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $167.24 $29.77 – $189.61
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $78.60 $9.91 – $111.35
UPMC East Monroeville $159.60 $2.73 – $212.80
UPMC Hamot Erie $133.80 $4.95 – $95.98
UPMC Northwest Seneca $63.60 $2.75 – $89.17
UPMC Hanover Hanover $78.60 $9.91 – $93.32
UPMC Jameson New Castle $55.80 $6.11 – $89.17

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