Ghs IV thrombolytics - cerebral 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

$970.97

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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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$1,261.00

Gross charge

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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.

$220.46 with Highmark vs $1,277.02 with Highmark — 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 $220.46 ↓ -77%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $278.87 ↓ -71%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $278.87 ↓ -71%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $293.57 ↓ -70%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $293.57 ↓ -70%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $296.76 ↓ -69%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $319.09 ↓ -67%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $319.09 ↓ -67%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $319.09 ↓ -67%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $319.09 ↓ -67%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $319.09 ↓ -67%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $324.64 ↓ -67%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $324.64 ↓ -67%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $328.67 ↓ -66%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $331.86 ↓ -66%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $331.86 ↓ -66%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $331.86 ↓ -66%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $331.86 ↓ -66%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $331.86 ↓ -66%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $335.05 ↓ -65%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $338.24 ↓ -65%
Humana Humana Commercial $338.24 ↓ -65%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $341.43 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $341.43 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $344.62 ↓ -65%
Molina Molina Ohio $347.81 ↓ -64%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $377.10 ↓ -61%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $377.10 ↓ -61%
Univera Univera Medicare $391.94 ↓ -60%
Univera Univera Commercial $436.35 ↓ -55%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $527.94 ↓ -46%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $629.35 ↓ -35%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $629.35 ↓ -35%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $629.35 ↓ -35%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $634.84 ↓ -35%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $658.99 ↓ -32%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $658.99 ↓ -32%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $658.99 ↓ -32%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $669.30 ↓ -31%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $669.30 ↓ -31%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $678.71 ↓ -30%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $908.60 ↓ -6%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $908.60 ↓ -6%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $909.12 ↓ -6%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $1,277.02 ↑ +32%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $1,277.02 ↑ +32%

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Ghs IV thrombolytics - cerebral at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $544.20 $322.49 – $725.60
UPMC Bedford Everett $3,883.80 $114.10 – $5,825.70
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $1,295.40 $174.51 – $1,835.15
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $933.14 $182.30 – $1,058.76
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $1,295.40 $265.80 – $1,835.15
UPMC East Monroeville $2,286.00 $250.33 – $3,048.00
UPMC Hamot Erie $3,456.60 $364.97 – $642.37
UPMC Northwest Seneca $1,635.60 $286.79 – $642.37

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