Cytopath smear other source 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

$24.61

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.

$107.00

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.

$4.75 with Jefferson Health Plans vs $146.36 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
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $4.75 ↓ -81%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $4.75 ↓ -81%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $4.75 ↓ -81%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $4.75 ↓ -81%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $5.46 ↓ -78%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $5.46 ↓ -78%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $5.46 ↓ -78%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $6.56 ↓ -73%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $7.13 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $7.60 ↓ -69%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $7.60 ↓ -69%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $7.60 ↓ -69%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $7.60 ↓ -69%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $14.96 ↓ -39%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $14.96 ↓ -39%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $18.81 ↓ -24%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $20.66 ↓ -16%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $20.66 ↓ -16%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $31.65 ↑ +29%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $31.65 ↑ +29%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $35.51 ↑ +44%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $37.76 ↑ +53%
Univera Univera Medicare $39.39 ↑ +60%
Univera Univera Commercial $42.24 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $45.11 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $45.11 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $45.11 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $45.11 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $45.11 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $45.11 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $45.11 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $45.11 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $45.11 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $45.11 ↑ +83%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $47.29 ↑ +92%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $47.29 ↑ +92%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $47.80 ↑ +94%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $51.40 ↑ +109%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $51.40 ↑ +109%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $51.40 ↑ +109%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $51.40 ↑ +109%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $51.40 ↑ +109%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $52.55 ↑ +114%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $52.94 ↑ +115%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $53.46 ↑ +117%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $53.46 ↑ +117%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $53.46 ↑ +117%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $53.46 ↑ +117%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $53.46 ↑ +117%
Humana Humana Commercial $54.48 ↑ +121%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $54.48 ↑ +121%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $55.00 ↑ +123%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $55.00 ↑ +123%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $55.49 ↑ +125%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $55.49 ↑ +125%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $55.51 ↑ +126%
Molina Molina Ohio $56.03 ↑ +128%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $101.38 ↑ +312%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $109.33 ↑ +344%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $111.97 ↑ +355%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $146.36 ↑ +495%

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Cytopath smear other source at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $116.40 $6.22 – $164.90
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $27.82 $4.75 – $170.55
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $116.40 $6.22 – $164.90
UPMC Kane Kane $252.00 $20.90 – $327.41
UPMC Lititz Lititz $116.40 $6.22 – $118.58
UPMC Somerset Somerset $116.40 $5.46 – $113.31

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