Exploration of middle ear 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

$438.84

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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$1,908.00

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.

$39.64 with Univera vs $8,883.72 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 $39.64 ↓ -91%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $39.64 ↓ -91%
Univera Univera Medicare $48.31 ↓ -89%
Univera Univera Commercial $51.83 ↓ -88%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $440.48 ↑ +0%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $440.48 ↑ +0%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $553.74 ↑ +26%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $608.28 ↑ +39%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $608.28 ↑ +39%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $608.28 ↑ +39%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $608.28 ↑ +39%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $608.28 ↑ +39%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $743.83 ↑ +69%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $770.00 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $786.84 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $786.84 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $786.84 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $786.84 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $786.84 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $786.84 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $786.84 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $786.84 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $786.84 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $786.84 ↑ +79%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $885.50 ↑ +102%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $885.50 ↑ +102%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $885.50 ↑ +102%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $1,062.60 ↑ +142%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $1,096.41 ↑ +150%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,155.00 ↑ +163%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $1,224.06 ↑ +179%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,232.00 ↑ +181%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,270.50 ↑ +190%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,270.50 ↑ +190%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $1,290.52 ↑ +194%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $1,290.52 ↑ +194%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $1,918.98 ↑ +337%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,870.31 ↑ +554%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,870.31 ↑ +554%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,901.51 ↑ +561%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $3,119.90 ↑ +611%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $3,119.90 ↑ +611%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $3,119.90 ↑ +611%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $3,119.90 ↑ +611%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $3,119.90 ↑ +611%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,213.50 ↑ +632%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,244.69 ↑ +639%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $3,244.69 ↑ +639%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,244.69 ↑ +639%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,244.69 ↑ +639%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,244.69 ↑ +639%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,307.09 ↑ +654%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,307.09 ↑ +654%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,338.29 ↑ +661%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,338.29 ↑ +661%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,369.49 ↑ +668%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,400.69 ↑ +675%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $6,153.38 ↑ +1302%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $6,636.02 ↑ +1412%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $8,883.72 ↑ +1924%

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