Ghs cricothyroidotomy 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

$679.91

Cash price

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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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$926.00

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.

$154.35 with Highmark vs $1,241.60 with United Healthcare — 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
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $154.35 ↓ -77%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $168.69 ↓ -75%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $177.12 ↓ -74%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $177.12 ↓ -74%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $193.99 ↓ -71%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $193.99 ↓ -71%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $193.99 ↓ -71%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $205.53 ↓ -70%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $205.53 ↓ -70%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $207.76 ↓ -69%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $222.67 ↓ -67%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $223.40 ↓ -67%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $223.40 ↓ -67%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $223.40 ↓ -67%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $223.40 ↓ -67%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $223.40 ↓ -67%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $230.10 ↓ -66%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $232.34 ↓ -66%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $232.34 ↓ -66%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $232.34 ↓ -66%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $232.34 ↓ -66%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $232.34 ↓ -66%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $232.79 ↓ -66%
Humana Humana Commercial $236.80 ↓ -65%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $236.80 ↓ -65%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $239.04 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $239.04 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $241.27 ↓ -65%
Molina Molina Ohio $243.51 ↓ -64%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $244.60 ↓ -64%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $244.60 ↓ -64%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $244.60 ↓ -64%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $244.60 ↓ -64%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $244.60 ↓ -64%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $253.04 ↓ -63%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $264.01 ↓ -61%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $264.01 ↓ -61%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $264.45 ↓ -61%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $264.45 ↓ -61%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $278.34 ↓ -59%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $278.34 ↓ -59%
Univera Univera Medicare $329.34 ↓ -52%
Univera Univera Commercial $351.89 ↓ -48%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $369.62 ↓ -46%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $400.61 ↓ -41%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $400.61 ↓ -41%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $400.61 ↓ -41%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $400.61 ↓ -41%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $400.61 ↓ -41%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $400.61 ↓ -41%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $400.61 ↓ -41%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $440.61 ↓ -35%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $456.00 ↓ -33%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $475.17 ↓ -30%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $523.93 ↓ -23%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $620.40 ↓ -9%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $636.12 ↓ -6%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $654.08 ↓ -4%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $654.08 ↓ -4%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $920.81 ↑ +35%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +83%

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Ghs cricothyroidotomy at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $3,184.80 $168.69 – $4,246.40
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $777.60 $177.55 – $1,101.60
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $240.76 $127.63 – $741.25
UPMC Cole Coudersport $1,941.60 $177.12 – $906.08
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $777.60 $214.24 – $2,654.68
UPMC Hanover Hanover $777.60 $214.24 – $1,016.56
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville $4,303.80 $185.56 – $753.10
UPMC Jameson New Castle $1,138.20 $185.56 – $892.40

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