Incise skull for treatment 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

$1,058.92

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.

$4,604.00

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.

$143.21 with Univera vs $17,542.63 with Medical Mutual — 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
Univera Univera Essential Plan $143.21 ↓ -86%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $143.21 ↓ -86%
Univera Univera Medicare $173.82 ↓ -84%
Univera Univera Commercial $204.54 ↓ -81%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $776.00 ↓ -27%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $892.40 ↓ -16%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $892.40 ↓ -16%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $892.40 ↓ -16%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $1,050.00 ↓ -1%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $1,050.00 ↓ -1%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $1,070.88 ↑ +1%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +10%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $1,241.60 ↑ +17%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $1,241.60 ↑ +17%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +17%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +17%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +21%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +21%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,320.00 ↑ +25%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $1,450.00 ↑ +37%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $1,450.00 ↑ +37%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $1,899.01 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $2,008.81 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $2,008.81 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $2,008.81 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $2,008.81 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $2,008.81 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $2,008.81 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $2,008.81 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $2,008.81 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $2,008.81 ↑ +90%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $2,008.81 ↑ +90%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $2,608.39 ↑ +146%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $2,966.97 ↑ +180%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $3,128.06 ↑ +195%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $3,128.06 ↑ +195%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $4,835.44 ↑ +357%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $5,667.98 ↑ +435%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $5,667.98 ↑ +435%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $5,729.58 ↑ +441%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $6,160.84 ↑ +482%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $6,160.84 ↑ +482%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $6,160.84 ↑ +482%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $6,160.84 ↑ +482%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $6,160.84 ↑ +482%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $6,345.67 ↑ +499%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $6,407.28 ↑ +505%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $6,407.28 ↑ +505%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $6,407.28 ↑ +505%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $6,407.28 ↑ +505%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $6,407.28 ↑ +505%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $6,530.49 ↑ +517%
Humana Humana Commercial $6,530.49 ↑ +517%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $6,592.10 ↑ +523%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $6,592.10 ↑ +523%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $6,653.71 ↑ +528%
Molina Molina Ohio $6,715.32 ↑ +534%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $12,151.03 ↑ +1047%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $13,104.11 ↑ +1137%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $17,542.63 ↑ +1557%

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