Decompression of thigh/knee 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

$430.79

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$1,873.00

Gross charge

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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.

$53.99 with Univera vs $4,383.99 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 $53.99 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $53.99 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $70.71 ↓ -84%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $72.24 ↓ -83%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $72.24 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $79.40 ↓ -82%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $90.82 ↓ -79%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $99.76 ↓ -77%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $99.76 ↓ -77%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $99.76 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $99.76 ↓ -77%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $99.76 ↓ -77%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $696.58 ↑ +62%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $736.86 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $736.86 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $736.86 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $736.86 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $736.86 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $736.86 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $736.86 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $736.86 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $736.86 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $736.86 ↑ +71%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $776.00 ↑ +80%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $892.40 ↑ +107%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $892.40 ↑ +107%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $892.40 ↑ +107%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $1,054.86 ↑ +145%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $1,070.88 ↑ +149%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +170%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $1,191.08 ↑ +176%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +188%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $1,255.75 ↑ +191%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $1,255.75 ↑ +191%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +197%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +197%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,416.46 ↑ +229%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,416.46 ↑ +229%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,431.85 ↑ +232%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $1,539.63 ↑ +257%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $1,539.63 ↑ +257%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $1,539.63 ↑ +257%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $1,539.63 ↑ +257%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $1,539.63 ↑ +257%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $1,585.82 ↑ +268%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $1,598.35 ↑ +271%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $1,601.21 ↑ +272%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,601.21 ↑ +272%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,601.21 ↑ +272%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,601.21 ↑ +272%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $1,601.21 ↑ +272%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,632.00 ↑ +279%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $1,632.00 ↑ +279%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,647.40 ↑ +282%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $1,647.40 ↑ +282%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,662.80 ↑ +286%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,678.19 ↑ +290%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $3,036.61 ↑ +605%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $3,274.79 ↑ +660%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $4,383.99 ↑ +918%

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Decompression of thigh/knee at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $486.98 $72.24 – $5,108.56

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