Cystoscopy and treatment 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

$178.94

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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.

$778.00

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.

$195.00 with Aetna vs $9,447.74 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
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $195.00 ↑ +9%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $204.75 ↑ +14%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $204.75 ↑ +14%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $224.25 ↑ +25%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $224.25 ↑ +25%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $224.25 ↑ +25%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $225.24 ↑ +26%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $225.24 ↑ +26%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $257.40 ↑ +44%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $269.10 ↑ +50%
Univera Univera Medicare $274.72 ↑ +54%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $282.75 ↑ +58%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $282.75 ↑ +58%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $282.75 ↑ +58%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $282.75 ↑ +58%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $282.75 ↑ +58%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $292.50 ↑ +63%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $321.75 ↑ +80%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $321.75 ↑ +80%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $345.57 ↑ +93%
Univera Univera Commercial $357.74 ↑ +100%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $365.54 ↑ +104%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $365.54 ↑ +104%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $365.54 ↑ +104%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $365.54 ↑ +104%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $365.54 ↑ +104%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $365.54 ↑ +104%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $365.54 ↑ +104%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $365.54 ↑ +104%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $365.54 ↑ +104%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $365.54 ↑ +104%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $441.01 ↑ +146%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $514.61 ↑ +188%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $542.55 ↑ +203%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $542.55 ↑ +203%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $1,035.45 ↑ +479%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +594%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $3,052.54 ↑ +1606%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $3,052.54 ↑ +1606%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $3,085.72 ↑ +1624%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $3,317.98 ↑ +1754%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $3,317.98 ↑ +1754%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $3,317.98 ↑ +1754%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $3,317.98 ↑ +1754%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $3,317.98 ↑ +1754%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,417.52 ↑ +1810%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $3,450.70 ↑ +1828%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,450.70 ↑ +1828%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,450.70 ↑ +1828%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,450.70 ↑ +1828%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,450.70 ↑ +1828%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,517.06 ↑ +1865%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,517.06 ↑ +1865%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,550.24 ↑ +1884%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,550.24 ↑ +1884%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,583.42 ↑ +1903%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,616.60 ↑ +1921%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $6,544.05 ↑ +3557%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $7,057.34 ↑ +3844%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $9,447.74 ↑ +5180%

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