Ear irrigation 69209 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

$174.02

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.

$226.00

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.

$9.60 with Aetna vs $1,241.60 with United Healthcare — 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
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $9.60 ↓ -94%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $10.08 ↓ -94%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $10.08 ↓ -94%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $11.04 ↓ -94%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $11.04 ↓ -94%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $11.04 ↓ -94%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $12.67 ↓ -93%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $12.83 ↓ -93%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $12.83 ↓ -93%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $13.25 ↓ -92%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $13.92 ↓ -92%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $13.92 ↓ -92%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $13.92 ↓ -92%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $13.92 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $13.92 ↓ -92%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $14.40 ↓ -92%
Univera Univera Medicare $15.63 ↓ -91%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $15.84 ↓ -91%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $15.84 ↓ -91%
Univera Univera Commercial $16.77 ↓ -90%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $17.05 ↓ -90%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $18.04 ↓ -90%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $18.04 ↓ -90%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $18.04 ↓ -90%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $18.04 ↓ -90%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $18.04 ↓ -90%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $18.04 ↓ -90%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $18.04 ↓ -90%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $18.04 ↓ -90%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $18.04 ↓ -90%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $18.04 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $24.42 ↓ -86%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $24.43 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $25.75 ↓ -85%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $25.75 ↓ -85%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $43.42 ↓ -75%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $52.57 ↓ -70%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $52.57 ↓ -70%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $53.14 ↓ -69%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $57.14 ↓ -67%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $57.14 ↓ -67%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $57.14 ↓ -67%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $57.14 ↓ -67%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $57.14 ↓ -67%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $58.86 ↓ -66%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $59.43 ↓ -66%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $59.43 ↓ -66%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $59.43 ↓ -66%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $59.43 ↓ -66%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $59.43 ↓ -66%
Humana Humana Commercial $60.57 ↓ -65%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $60.57 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $61.14 ↓ -65%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $61.14 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $61.72 ↓ -65%
Molina Molina Ohio $62.29 ↓ -64%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $112.71 ↓ -35%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $121.55 ↓ -30%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $162.71 ↓ -6%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +613%

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UPMC Bedford Everett $75.60 $16.06 – $113.40
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