Incision of iris 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

$267.72

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.

$1,164.00

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.

$34.83 with Univera vs $6,247.59 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 Healthy New York $34.83 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $34.83 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $43.65 ↓ -84%
Univera Univera Commercial $58.23 ↓ -78%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $189.00 ↓ -29%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $198.45 ↓ -26%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $198.45 ↓ -26%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $217.35 ↓ -19%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $217.35 ↓ -19%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $217.35 ↓ -19%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $249.48 ↓ -7%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $260.82 ↓ -3%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $274.05 ↑ +2%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $274.05 ↑ +2%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $274.05 ↑ +2%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $274.05 ↑ +2%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $274.05 ↑ +2%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $283.50 ↑ +6%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $302.40 ↑ +13%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $311.85 ↑ +16%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $311.85 ↑ +16%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $539.52 ↑ +102%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $570.71 ↑ +113%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $570.71 ↑ +113%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $570.71 ↑ +113%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $570.71 ↑ +113%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $570.71 ↑ +113%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $570.71 ↑ +113%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $570.71 ↑ +113%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $570.71 ↑ +113%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $570.71 ↑ +113%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $570.71 ↑ +113%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $669.29 ↑ +150%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $721.57 ↑ +170%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $760.74 ↑ +184%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $760.74 ↑ +184%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $820.67 ↑ +207%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,018.58 ↑ +654%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,018.58 ↑ +654%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,040.52 ↑ +662%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $2,194.11 ↑ +720%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $2,194.11 ↑ +720%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $2,194.11 ↑ +720%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $2,194.11 ↑ +720%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $2,194.11 ↑ +720%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $2,259.93 ↑ +744%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $2,281.87 ↑ +752%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $2,281.87 ↑ +752%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $2,281.87 ↑ +752%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $2,281.87 ↑ +752%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $2,281.87 ↑ +752%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $2,325.75 ↑ +769%
Humana Humana Commercial $2,325.75 ↑ +769%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $2,347.70 ↑ +777%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $2,347.70 ↑ +777%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $2,369.64 ↑ +785%
Molina Molina Ohio $2,391.58 ↑ +793%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $4,327.44 ↑ +1516%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $4,666.87 ↑ +1643%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $6,247.59 ↑ +2234%

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Incision of iris at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $302.64 $198.45 – $7,280.16

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