Exploration of foot joint 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

$235.75

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.

$1,025.00

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.

$30.08 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 Essential Plan $30.08 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $30.08 ↓ -87%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $38.21 ↓ -84%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $38.21 ↓ -84%
Univera Univera Medicare $39.40 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $44.24 ↓ -81%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $166.50 ↓ -29%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $174.83 ↓ -26%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $174.83 ↓ -26%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $191.48 ↓ -19%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $191.48 ↓ -19%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $191.48 ↓ -19%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $219.78 ↓ -7%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $229.77 ↓ -3%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $241.43 ↑ +2%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $241.43 ↑ +2%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $241.43 ↑ +2%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $241.43 ↑ +2%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $241.43 ↑ +2%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $249.75 ↑ +6%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $317.83 ↑ +35%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $341.75 ↑ +45%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $341.75 ↑ +45%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $352.00 ↑ +49%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $362.26 ↑ +54%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $362.26 ↑ +54%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $375.93 ↑ +59%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $384.95 ↑ +63%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $407.20 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $407.20 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $407.20 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $407.20 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $407.20 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $407.20 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $407.20 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $407.20 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $407.20 ↑ +73%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $407.20 ↑ +73%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $584.43 ↑ +148%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $654.44 ↑ +178%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $689.97 ↑ +193%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $689.97 ↑ +193%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $1,114.26 ↑ +373%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,624.00 ↑ +589%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,871.67 ↑ +1118%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,871.67 ↑ +1118%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,902.88 ↑ +1131%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $3,121.38 ↑ +1224%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $3,121.38 ↑ +1224%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $3,121.38 ↑ +1224%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +1277%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +1277%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,246.23 ↑ +1277%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +1277%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,308.66 ↑ +1303%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,308.66 ↑ +1303%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,339.88 ↑ +1317%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,339.88 ↑ +1317%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,371.09 ↑ +1330%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,402.30 ↑ +1343%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $6,156.30 ↑ +2511%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $6,639.17 ↑ +2716%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $8,887.94 ↑ +3670%

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Exploration of foot joint at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $266.50 $38.21 – $10,356.89
UPMC Cole Coudersport $597.00 $174.82 – $1,041.88

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