Ghs protein, misc fluid 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

$3.68

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.

$16.00

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.

$3.71 with Highmark vs $17.16 with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — 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 Social Mission Indemnity $3.71 ↑ +1%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $3.71 ↑ +1%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $3.71 ↑ +1%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $3.71 ↑ +1%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $3.71 ↑ +1%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $3.71 ↑ +1%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $3.71 ↑ +1%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $3.71 ↑ +1%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $3.71 ↑ +1%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $3.71 ↑ +1%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $3.71 ↑ +1%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $4.32 ↑ +17%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $4.77 ↑ +30%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $4.77 ↑ +30%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $5.16 ↑ +40%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $5.16 ↑ +40%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $5.22 ↑ +42%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $5.35 ↑ +45%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $5.61 ↑ +52%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $5.61 ↑ +52%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $5.61 ↑ +52%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $5.61 ↑ +52%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $5.61 ↑ +52%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $5.61 ↑ +52%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $5.78 ↑ +57%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $5.80 ↑ +58%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $5.83 ↑ +58%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $5.83 ↑ +58%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $5.83 ↑ +58%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $5.83 ↑ +58%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $5.83 ↑ +58%
Univera Univera Medicare $5.88 ↑ +60%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $5.89 ↑ +60%
Humana Humana Commercial $5.95 ↑ +62%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $5.95 ↑ +62%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $6.00 ↑ +63%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $6.06 ↑ +65%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $6.06 ↑ +65%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $6.10 ↑ +66%
Molina Molina Ohio $6.11 ↑ +66%
Univera Univera Commercial $6.74 ↑ +83%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $7.15 ↑ +94%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $7.15 ↑ +94%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $7.15 ↑ +94%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $7.15 ↑ +94%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $8.22 ↑ +123%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $8.22 ↑ +123%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $8.22 ↑ +123%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $9.87 ↑ +168%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $10.73 ↑ +192%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $11.44 ↑ +211%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $11.44 ↑ +211%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $11.44 ↑ +211%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $11.44 ↑ +211%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $11.93 ↑ +224%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $12.84 ↑ +249%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $17.16 ↑ +366%

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Ghs protein, misc fluid at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $4.16 $2.72 – $11.44

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