Correction of astigmatism 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

$362.48

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,576.00

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.

$46.58 with Univera vs $6,390.66 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 $46.58 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $46.58 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $58.37 ↓ -84%
Univera Univera Commercial $77.88 ↓ -79%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $453.26 ↑ +25%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $453.26 ↑ +25%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $569.82 ↑ +57%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $625.94 ↑ +73%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $625.94 ↑ +73%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $625.94 ↑ +73%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $625.94 ↑ +73%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $625.94 ↑ +73%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $690.69 ↑ +91%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $719.63 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $761.24 ↑ +110%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $761.24 ↑ +110%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $761.24 ↑ +110%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $761.24 ↑ +110%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $761.24 ↑ +110%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $761.24 ↑ +110%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $761.24 ↑ +110%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $761.24 ↑ +110%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $761.24 ↑ +110%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $761.24 ↑ +110%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $897.86 ↑ +148%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $1,001.45 ↑ +176%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $1,055.82 ↑ +191%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $1,055.82 ↑ +191%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $1,420.91 ↑ +292%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,064.81 ↑ +470%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,064.81 ↑ +470%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,087.25 ↑ +476%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $2,244.35 ↑ +519%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $2,244.35 ↑ +519%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $2,244.35 ↑ +519%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $2,244.35 ↑ +519%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $2,244.35 ↑ +519%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $2,311.68 ↑ +538%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $2,334.13 ↑ +544%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $2,334.13 ↑ +544%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $2,334.13 ↑ +544%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $2,334.13 ↑ +544%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $2,334.13 ↑ +544%
Humana Humana Commercial $2,379.02 ↑ +556%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $2,379.02 ↑ +556%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $2,401.46 ↑ +563%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $2,401.46 ↑ +563%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $2,423.90 ↑ +569%
Molina Molina Ohio $2,446.35 ↑ +575%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $4,426.54 ↑ +1121%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $4,773.74 ↑ +1217%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $6,390.66 ↑ +1663%

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Correction of astigmatism at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $409.76 $453.26 – $7,446.88

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