Decompression of lower leg 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

$284.97

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$1,239.00

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.

$36.14 with Univera vs $8,887.94 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 $36.14 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $36.14 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $47.33 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $53.15 ↓ -81%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $310.80 ↑ +9%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $310.80 ↑ +9%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $390.72 ↑ +37%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $429.20 ↑ +51%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $429.20 ↑ +51%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $429.20 ↑ +51%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $429.20 ↑ +51%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $429.20 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $465.89 ↑ +63%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $492.83 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $492.83 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $492.83 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $492.83 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $492.83 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $492.83 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $492.83 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $492.83 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $492.83 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $492.83 ↑ +73%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $706.55 ↑ +148%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $776.00 ↑ +172%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $812.76 ↑ +185%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $856.88 ↑ +201%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $856.88 ↑ +201%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $892.40 ↑ +213%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $892.40 ↑ +213%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $892.40 ↑ +213%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $1,037.30 ↑ +264%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $1,070.88 ↑ +276%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +308%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +336%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +349%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +349%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,871.67 ↑ +908%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,871.67 ↑ +908%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,902.88 ↑ +919%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $3,121.38 ↑ +995%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $3,121.38 ↑ +995%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $3,121.38 ↑ +995%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $3,121.38 ↑ +995%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $3,121.38 ↑ +995%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,215.02 ↑ +1028%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +1039%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +1039%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +1039%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $3,246.23 ↑ +1039%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,246.23 ↑ +1039%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,308.66 ↑ +1061%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,308.66 ↑ +1061%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,339.88 ↑ +1072%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,339.88 ↑ +1072%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,371.09 ↑ +1083%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,402.30 ↑ +1094%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $6,156.30 ↑ +2060%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $6,639.17 ↑ +2230%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $8,887.94 ↑ +3019%

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Decompression of lower leg at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $322.14 $310.80 – $10,356.89
UPMC East Monroeville not published $1,016.40 – $3,402.68

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