Decompress spinal cord lmbr 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

$967.38

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.

$4,206.00

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.

$132.01 with Univera vs $19,568.78 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 $132.01 ↓ -86%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $132.01 ↓ -86%
Univera Univera Medicare $173.41 ↓ -82%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $210.00 ↓ -78%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $210.00 ↓ -78%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $264.00 ↓ -73%
Univera Univera Commercial $273.33 ↓ -72%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $290.00 ↓ -70%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $290.00 ↓ -70%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $290.00 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $290.00 ↓ -70%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $290.00 ↓ -70%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $776.00 ↓ -20%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $892.40 ↓ -8%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $892.40 ↓ -8%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $892.40 ↓ -8%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $1,070.88 ↑ +11%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +28%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +32%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +32%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $1,569.65 ↑ +62%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $1,660.41 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $1,660.41 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $1,660.41 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $1,660.41 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $1,660.41 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $1,660.41 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $1,660.41 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $1,660.41 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $1,660.41 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $1,660.41 ↑ +72%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $2,386.03 ↑ +147%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $2,728.98 ↑ +182%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $2,877.15 ↑ +197%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $2,877.15 ↑ +197%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $5,059.29 ↑ +423%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $6,322.62 ↑ +554%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $6,322.62 ↑ +554%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $6,391.34 ↑ +561%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $6,872.41 ↑ +610%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $6,872.41 ↑ +610%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $6,872.41 ↑ +610%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $6,872.41 ↑ +610%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $6,872.41 ↑ +610%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $7,078.58 ↑ +632%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $7,147.31 ↑ +639%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $7,147.31 ↑ +639%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $7,147.31 ↑ +639%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $7,147.31 ↑ +639%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $7,147.31 ↑ +639%
Humana Humana Commercial $7,284.76 ↑ +653%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $7,284.76 ↑ +653%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $7,353.48 ↑ +660%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $7,353.48 ↑ +660%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $7,422.20 ↑ +667%
Molina Molina Ohio $7,490.93 ↑ +674%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $13,554.46 ↑ +1301%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $14,617.62 ↑ +1411%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $19,568.78 ↑ +1923%

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