Incision of achilles tendon 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

$119.14

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.

$518.00

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.

$3.90 with Amerihealth vs $4,383.99 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
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $3.90 ↓ -97%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $3.90 ↓ -97%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $15.07 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $15.07 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $19.73 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $22.15 ↓ -81%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $160.67 ↑ +35%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $172.76 ↑ +45%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $172.76 ↑ +45%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $177.94 ↑ +49%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $182.06 ↑ +53%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $183.13 ↑ +54%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $183.13 ↑ +54%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $190.04 ↑ +60%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $191.16 ↑ +60%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $191.16 ↑ +60%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $191.77 ↑ +61%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $202.86 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $202.86 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $202.86 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $202.86 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $202.86 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $202.86 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $202.86 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $202.86 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $202.86 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $202.86 ↑ +70%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $209.37 ↑ +76%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $209.37 ↑ +76%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $209.37 ↑ +76%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $240.32 ↑ +102%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $251.24 ↑ +111%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $263.99 ↑ +122%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $263.99 ↑ +122%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $263.99 ↑ +122%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $263.99 ↑ +122%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $263.99 ↑ +122%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $273.09 ↑ +129%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $292.58 ↑ +146%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $338.38 ↑ +184%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $356.76 ↑ +199%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $356.76 ↑ +199%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $483.72 ↑ +306%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $794.85 ↑ +567%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,404.80 ↑ +1079%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,416.46 ↑ +1089%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,416.46 ↑ +1089%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,431.85 ↑ +1102%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $1,539.63 ↑ +1192%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $1,539.63 ↑ +1192%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $1,539.63 ↑ +1192%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $1,601.21 ↑ +1244%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,601.21 ↑ +1244%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,601.21 ↑ +1244%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,601.21 ↑ +1244%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,632.00 ↑ +1270%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $1,632.00 ↑ +1270%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,647.40 ↑ +1283%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $1,647.40 ↑ +1283%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,662.80 ↑ +1296%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,678.19 ↑ +1309%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $3,036.61 ↑ +2449%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $3,274.79 ↑ +2649%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $4,383.99 ↑ +3580%

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Incision of achilles tendon at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $4,284.60 $231.22 – $6,069.85
UPMC Cole Coudersport $327.00 $151.07 – $771.51
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $4,284.60 $245.78 – $6,069.85
UPMC Hanover Hanover $4,284.60 $231.22 – $2,446.19
UPMC Lititz Lititz $4,284.60 $231.22 – $2,459.41
UPMC Memorial York $4,284.60 $231.22 – $2,455.41
UPMC Somerset Somerset $4,284.60 $200.27 – $1,525.80
WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital York PA 17403 $1,291.20 $227.58 – $619.00

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