Esoph endoscopy dilation 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

$83.95

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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$365.00

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.

$104.94 with Univera vs $5,196.41 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 $104.94 ↑ +25%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $104.94 ↑ +25%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $113.13 ↑ +35%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $121.64 ↑ +45%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $121.64 ↑ +45%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $122.98 ↑ +46%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $125.29 ↑ +49%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $128.94 ↑ +54%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $128.94 ↑ +54%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $129.13 ↑ +54%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $129.13 ↑ +54%
Univera Univera Medicare $131.71 ↑ +57%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $133.80 ↑ +59%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $141.43 ↑ +68%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $141.43 ↑ +68%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $141.43 ↑ +68%
Univera Univera Commercial $154.32 ↑ +84%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $156.50 ↑ +86%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $162.33 ↑ +93%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $165.55 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $165.55 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $165.55 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $165.55 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $165.55 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $165.55 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $165.55 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $165.55 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $165.55 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $165.55 ↑ +97%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $169.71 ↑ +102%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $178.32 ↑ +112%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $178.32 ↑ +112%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $178.32 ↑ +112%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $178.32 ↑ +112%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $178.32 ↑ +112%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $184.47 ↑ +120%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $202.92 ↑ +142%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $202.92 ↑ +142%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $205.88 ↑ +145%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $238.57 ↑ +184%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $251.52 ↑ +200%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $251.52 ↑ +200%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $637.70 ↑ +660%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +1379%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,678.95 ↑ +1900%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,678.95 ↑ +1900%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,697.20 ↑ +1922%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $1,824.94 ↑ +2074%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $1,824.94 ↑ +2074%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $1,824.94 ↑ +2074%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,897.94 ↑ +2161%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,897.94 ↑ +2161%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $1,897.94 ↑ +2161%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,897.94 ↑ +2161%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,934.44 ↑ +2204%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $1,934.44 ↑ +2204%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $1,952.69 ↑ +2226%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,952.69 ↑ +2226%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,970.94 ↑ +2248%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,989.19 ↑ +2269%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $3,599.33 ↑ +4187%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $3,881.65 ↑ +4524%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $5,196.41 ↑ +6090%

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Esoph endoscopy dilation at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Cole Coudersport $256.80 $118.64 – $771.51
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville $1,235.40 $135.28 – $1,953.23
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh $5,461.80 $135.28 – $1,989.40
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh $3,265.80 $135.28 – $1,989.40
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro $4,128.80 $135.28 – $993.28
UPMC Altoona Altoona not published $122.98 – $1,953.23
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle not published $156.18 – $2,903.52
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg not published $166.02 – $3,135.30

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