Incision of heel bone 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

$424.58

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$1,846.00

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.

$53.34 with Univera vs $19,568.78 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

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

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 Healthy New York $53.34 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $53.34 ↓ -87%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $54.43 ↓ -87%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $54.43 ↓ -87%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $68.43 ↓ -84%
Univera Univera Medicare $69.86 ↓ -84%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $75.17 ↓ -82%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $75.17 ↓ -82%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $75.17 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $75.17 ↓ -82%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $75.17 ↓ -82%
Univera Univera Commercial $78.45 ↓ -82%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $684.42 ↑ +61%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $724.00 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $724.00 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $724.00 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $724.00 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $724.00 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $724.00 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $724.00 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $724.00 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $724.00 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $724.00 ↑ +71%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $1,041.36 ↑ +145%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $1,188.47 ↑ +180%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $1,252.99 ↑ +195%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $1,252.99 ↑ +195%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $1,384.00 ↑ +226%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $1,591.60 ↑ +275%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $1,591.60 ↑ +275%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $1,591.60 ↑ +275%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $1,897.72 ↑ +347%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $1,909.92 ↑ +350%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $2,076.00 ↑ +389%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $2,214.40 ↑ +422%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $2,283.60 ↑ +438%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $2,283.60 ↑ +438%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $6,322.62 ↑ +1389%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $6,322.62 ↑ +1389%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $6,391.34 ↑ +1405%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $6,872.41 ↑ +1519%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $6,872.41 ↑ +1519%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $6,872.41 ↑ +1519%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $6,872.41 ↑ +1519%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $6,872.41 ↑ +1519%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $7,078.58 ↑ +1567%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $7,147.31 ↑ +1583%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $7,147.31 ↑ +1583%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $7,147.31 ↑ +1583%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $7,147.31 ↑ +1583%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $7,147.31 ↑ +1583%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $7,284.76 ↑ +1616%
Humana Humana Commercial $7,284.76 ↑ +1616%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $7,353.48 ↑ +1632%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $7,353.48 ↑ +1632%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $7,422.20 ↑ +1648%
Molina Molina Ohio $7,490.93 ↑ +1664%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $13,554.46 ↑ +3092%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $14,617.62 ↑ +3343%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $19,568.78 ↑ +4509%

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Incision of heel bone at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $479.96 $54.43 – $22,803.00
UPMC Cole Coudersport $1,222.20 $564.66 – $1,629.60
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown $4,445.75 $7,033.14 – $16,387.22
UPMC Altoona Altoona not published $729.80 – $7,355.55
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle not published $1,653.02 – $10,934.13
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg not published $1,570.94 – $11,127.90
UPMC Hamot Erie not published $729.80 – $9,905.66
UPMC Lititz Lititz not published $1,653.02 – $10,978.03

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