Growth stimulation gene 2 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

$51.98

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$226.00

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.

$23.94 with Aetna vs $173.08 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
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $23.94 ↓ -54%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $23.94 ↓ -54%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $23.94 ↓ -54%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $23.94 ↓ -54%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $27.53 ↓ -47%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $27.53 ↓ -47%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $27.53 ↓ -47%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $33.04 ↓ -36%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $35.91 ↓ -31%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $38.30 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $38.30 ↓ -26%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $38.30 ↓ -26%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $38.30 ↓ -26%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $49.90 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $49.90 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $49.90 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $49.90 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $49.90 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $49.90 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $49.90 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $49.90 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $49.90 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $49.90 ↓ -4%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $49.90 ↓ -4%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $58.21 ↑ +12%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $64.26 ↑ +24%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $64.26 ↑ +24%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $69.55 ↑ +34%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $69.55 ↑ +34%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $70.31 ↑ +35%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $72.71 ↑ +40%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $75.60 ↑ +45%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $75.60 ↑ +45%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $75.60 ↑ +45%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $75.60 ↑ +45%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $75.60 ↑ +45%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $75.60 ↑ +45%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $77.87 ↑ +50%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $78.09 ↑ +50%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $78.62 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $78.62 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $78.62 ↑ +51%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $78.62 ↑ +51%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $78.62 ↑ +51%
Univera Univera Medicare $79.26 ↑ +52%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $79.38 ↑ +53%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $80.14 ↑ +54%
Humana Humana Commercial $80.14 ↑ +54%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $80.89 ↑ +56%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $81.65 ↑ +57%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $81.65 ↑ +57%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $82.25 ↑ +58%
Molina Molina Ohio $82.40 ↑ +59%
Univera Univera Commercial $90.86 ↑ +75%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $160.80 ↑ +209%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $173.08 ↑ +233%

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Growth stimulation gene 2 at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $234.00 $20.22 – $312.00
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $478.04 $23.94 – $82.40
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh $237.60 $20.42 – $81.65
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh $237.60 $20.42 – $86.88
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport $234.00 $26.33 – $82.54

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