Fusion of knuckle 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

$477.02

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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$2,074.00

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.

$60.91 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 Healthy New York $60.91 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $60.91 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $79.77 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $89.58 ↓ -81%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $470.40 ↓ -1%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $470.40 ↓ -1%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $591.36 ↑ +24%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $649.60 ↑ +36%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $649.60 ↑ +36%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $649.60 ↑ +36%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $649.60 ↑ +36%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $649.60 ↑ +36%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $776.00 ↑ +63%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $785.52 ↑ +65%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $830.94 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $830.94 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $830.94 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $830.94 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $830.94 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $830.94 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $830.94 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $830.94 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $830.94 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $830.94 ↑ +74%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $892.40 ↑ +87%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $892.40 ↑ +87%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $892.40 ↑ +87%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $1,070.88 ↑ +124%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +144%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $1,179.81 ↑ +147%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +160%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +168%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +168%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $1,288.75 ↑ +170%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $1,337.48 ↑ +180%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $1,358.72 ↑ +185%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $1,358.72 ↑ +185%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,871.67 ↑ +502%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,871.67 ↑ +502%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,902.88 ↑ +509%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $3,121.38 ↑ +554%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $3,121.38 ↑ +554%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $3,121.38 ↑ +554%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $3,121.38 ↑ +554%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $3,121.38 ↑ +554%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,215.02 ↑ +574%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +581%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $3,246.23 ↑ +581%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +581%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +581%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,246.23 ↑ +581%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,308.66 ↑ +594%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,308.66 ↑ +594%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,339.88 ↑ +600%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,339.88 ↑ +600%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,371.09 ↑ +607%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,402.30 ↑ +613%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $6,156.30 ↑ +1191%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $6,639.17 ↑ +1292%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $8,887.94 ↑ +1763%

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Fusion of knuckle joint at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $539.24 $470.40 – $10,356.89
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh not published $444.00 – $3,402.68
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg not published $970.00 – $1,101.92

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