Cytopathology fluids/washings/brushings smears with interpretation 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

$114.73

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.

$149.00

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.

$6.50 with Jefferson Health Plans vs $107.52 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 $6.50 ↓ -94%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $6.50 ↓ -94%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $6.50 ↓ -94%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $6.50 ↓ -94%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $7.48 ↓ -93%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $7.48 ↓ -93%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $7.48 ↓ -93%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $8.97 ↓ -92%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $9.75 ↓ -92%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $10.40 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $10.40 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $10.40 ↓ -91%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $10.40 ↓ -91%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $21.00 ↓ -82%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $21.00 ↓ -82%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $22.23 ↓ -81%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $22.23 ↓ -81%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $26.09 ↓ -77%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $26.40 ↓ -77%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $26.57 ↓ -77%
Univera Univera Medicare $27.67 ↓ -76%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $29.00 ↓ -75%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $29.00 ↓ -75%
Univera Univera Commercial $29.67 ↓ -74%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $31.66 ↓ -72%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $31.66 ↓ -72%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $31.66 ↓ -72%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $31.66 ↓ -72%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $31.66 ↓ -72%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $31.66 ↓ -72%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $31.66 ↓ -72%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $31.66 ↓ -72%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $31.66 ↓ -72%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $31.66 ↓ -72%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $34.74 ↓ -70%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $34.74 ↓ -70%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $35.12 ↓ -69%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $37.76 ↓ -67%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $37.76 ↓ -67%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $37.76 ↓ -67%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $37.76 ↓ -67%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $37.76 ↓ -67%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $38.36 ↓ -67%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $38.89 ↓ -66%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $39.27 ↓ -66%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $39.27 ↓ -66%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $39.27 ↓ -66%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $39.27 ↓ -66%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $39.27 ↓ -66%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $40.02 ↓ -65%
Humana Humana Commercial $40.02 ↓ -65%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $40.40 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $40.40 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $40.52 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $40.52 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $40.78 ↓ -64%
Molina Molina Ohio $41.16 ↓ -64%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $73.01 ↓ -36%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $74.47 ↓ -35%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $80.31 ↓ -30%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $107.52 ↓ -6%

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Cytopathology fluids/washings/brushings smears with interpretation at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $130.80 $6.50 – $174.40
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $78.60 $8.52 – $111.35
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $110.26 $6.50 – $125.29
UPMC Cole Coudersport $141.00 $24.30 – $188.00
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $78.60 $8.52 – $111.35
UPMC Hamot Erie $106.20 $12.12 – $90.52
UPMC Northwest Seneca $68.40 $6.75 – $102.95
UPMC Hanover Hanover $78.60 $8.52 – $107.74

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