Heinz bodies direct 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

$2.76

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.

$12.00

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.

$2.77 with Highmark vs $10.91 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 Performance Blue $2.77 ↑ +0%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $2.77 ↑ +0%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $2.77 ↑ +0%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $2.77 ↑ +0%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $2.77 ↑ +0%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $2.77 ↑ +0%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $2.77 ↑ +0%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $2.77 ↑ +0%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $2.77 ↑ +0%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $2.77 ↑ +0%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $2.77 ↑ +0%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $3.00 ↑ +9%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $3.00 ↑ +9%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $3.00 ↑ +9%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $3.00 ↑ +9%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3.23 ↑ +17%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $3.45 ↑ +25%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $3.45 ↑ +25%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $3.45 ↑ +25%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $3.57 ↑ +29%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $3.57 ↑ +29%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $3.86 ↑ +40%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $3.86 ↑ +40%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $3.91 ↑ +42%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $4.09 ↑ +48%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $4.14 ↑ +50%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $4.20 ↑ +52%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $4.20 ↑ +52%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $4.20 ↑ +52%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $4.20 ↑ +52%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $4.20 ↑ +52%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $4.20 ↑ +52%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $4.33 ↑ +57%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $4.34 ↑ +57%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $4.37 ↑ +58%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $4.37 ↑ +58%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $4.37 ↑ +58%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $4.37 ↑ +58%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $4.37 ↑ +58%
Univera Univera Medicare $4.40 ↑ +59%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $4.41 ↑ +60%
Humana Humana Commercial $4.45 ↑ +61%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $4.45 ↑ +61%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $4.49 ↑ +63%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $4.50 ↑ +63%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $4.54 ↑ +64%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $4.54 ↑ +64%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $4.57 ↑ +66%
Molina Molina Ohio $4.58 ↑ +66%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $4.80 ↑ +74%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $4.80 ↑ +74%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $4.80 ↑ +74%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $4.80 ↑ +74%
Univera Univera Commercial $5.05 ↑ +83%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $8.93 ↑ +224%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $9.62 ↑ +249%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $10.91 ↑ +295%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $3.12 $2.03 – $4.80
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh $42.60 $3.30 – $11.52
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh $418.20 $3.00 – $11.52

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