Contrast x-ray of knee joint 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

$1,436.82

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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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$1,866.00

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.

$11.55 with Amerihealth vs $978.28 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
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $11.55 ↓ -99%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $11.55 ↓ -99%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $14.52 ↓ -99%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $15.95 ↓ -99%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $15.95 ↓ -99%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $15.95 ↓ -99%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $15.95 ↓ -99%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $15.95 ↓ -99%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $16.50 ↓ -99%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $18.98 ↓ -99%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $18.98 ↓ -99%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $18.98 ↓ -99%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $22.77 ↓ -98%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $24.75 ↓ -98%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $24.92 ↓ -98%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $24.92 ↓ -98%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $26.40 ↓ -98%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $27.22 ↓ -98%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $27.22 ↓ -98%
Univera Univera Medicare $30.78 ↓ -98%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $34.75 ↓ -98%
Univera Univera Commercial $36.07 ↓ -97%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $36.76 ↓ -97%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $36.76 ↓ -97%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $36.76 ↓ -97%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $36.76 ↓ -97%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $36.76 ↓ -97%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $36.76 ↓ -97%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $36.76 ↓ -97%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $36.76 ↓ -97%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $36.76 ↓ -97%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $36.76 ↓ -97%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $48.67 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $52.35 ↓ -96%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $55.19 ↓ -96%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $55.19 ↓ -96%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $97.12 ↓ -93%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $316.08 ↓ -78%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $316.08 ↓ -78%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $319.52 ↓ -78%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $343.57 ↓ -76%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $343.57 ↓ -76%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $343.57 ↓ -76%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $343.57 ↓ -76%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $343.57 ↓ -76%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $353.87 ↓ -75%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $357.31 ↓ -75%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $357.31 ↓ -75%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $357.31 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $357.31 ↓ -75%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $357.31 ↓ -75%
Humana Humana Commercial $364.18 ↓ -75%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $364.18 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $367.62 ↓ -74%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $367.62 ↓ -74%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $371.05 ↓ -74%
Molina Molina Ohio $374.49 ↓ -74%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $677.62 ↓ -53%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $730.77 ↓ -49%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $978.28 ↓ -32%

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Contrast x-ray of knee joint at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $896.40 $21.61 – $2,006.79
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $1,380.84 $11.55 – $1,139.97
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $896.40 $21.61 – $1,269.90
UPMC Hanover Hanover $896.40 $21.61 – $2,006.79
UPMC Kane Kane $1,191.60 $290.47 – $401.13
UPMC Lititz Lititz $896.40 $21.61 – $2,006.79
UPMC McKeesport Mckeesport $2,649.60 $132.48 – $374.53
UPMC Memorial York $896.40 $21.61 – $2,006.79

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