Ercp w/specimen collection 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

$204.70

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.

$890.00

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.

$259.23 with Univera vs $10,421.73 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 Essential Plan $259.23 ↑ +27%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $259.23 ↑ +27%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $316.03 ↑ +54%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $316.03 ↑ +54%
Univera Univera Medicare $325.36 ↑ +59%
Univera Univera Commercial $381.22 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $384.19 ↑ +88%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $397.29 ↑ +94%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $406.41 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $406.41 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $406.41 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $406.41 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $406.41 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $406.41 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $406.41 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $406.41 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $406.41 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $406.41 ↑ +99%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $410.00 ↑ +100%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $436.42 ↑ +113%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $436.42 ↑ +113%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $436.42 ↑ +113%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $436.42 ↑ +113%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $436.42 ↑ +113%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $471.50 ↑ +130%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $471.50 ↑ +130%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $471.50 ↑ +130%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $506.82 ↑ +148%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $565.80 ↑ +176%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $593.20 ↑ +190%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $615.00 ↑ +200%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $625.40 ↑ +206%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $625.40 ↑ +206%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $656.00 ↑ +220%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $676.50 ↑ +230%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $676.50 ↑ +230%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $1,404.11 ↑ +586%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $3,367.23 ↑ +1545%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $3,367.23 ↑ +1545%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $3,403.83 ↑ +1563%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $3,660.03 ↑ +1688%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $3,660.03 ↑ +1688%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $3,660.03 ↑ +1688%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $3,660.03 ↑ +1688%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $3,660.03 ↑ +1688%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,769.83 ↑ +1742%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,806.44 ↑ +1760%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,806.44 ↑ +1760%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $3,806.44 ↑ +1760%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,806.44 ↑ +1760%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,806.44 ↑ +1760%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,879.64 ↑ +1795%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,879.64 ↑ +1795%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,916.24 ↑ +1813%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,916.24 ↑ +1813%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,952.84 ↑ +1831%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,989.44 ↑ +1849%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $7,218.68 ↑ +3426%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $7,784.89 ↑ +3703%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $10,421.73 ↑ +4991%

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Ercp w/specimen collection at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $3,517.80 $729.80 – $4,690.40
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $4,546.20 $537.10 – $6,440.45
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $231.40 $316.03 – $12,144.18
UPMC Cole Coudersport $969.00 $447.68 – $1,292.00
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $4,546.20 $537.10 – $6,440.45
UPMC East Monroeville $3,516.60 $736.75 – $4,688.80
UPMC Hamot Erie $4,144.80 $729.80 – $5,275.45
UPMC Hanover Hanover $4,546.20 $537.10 – $5,815.15

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