Incision of jaw joint 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

$478.63

Cash price

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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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$2,081.00

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.

$17.50 with Amerihealth vs $8,883.72 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 $17.50 ↓ -96%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $17.50 ↓ -96%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $60.52 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $60.52 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $79.26 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $89.01 ↓ -81%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $543.50 ↑ +14%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $570.67 ↑ +19%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $570.67 ↑ +19%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $625.03 ↑ +31%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $625.03 ↑ +31%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $625.03 ↑ +31%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $717.42 ↑ +50%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $750.03 ↑ +57%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $788.08 ↑ +65%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $788.08 ↑ +65%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $788.08 ↑ +65%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $788.08 ↑ +65%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $788.08 ↑ +65%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $788.94 ↑ +65%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $815.25 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $834.56 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $834.56 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $834.56 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $834.56 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $834.56 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $834.56 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $834.56 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $834.56 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $834.56 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $834.56 ↑ +74%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $1,174.39 ↑ +145%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +159%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $1,358.53 ↑ +184%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $1,432.29 ↑ +199%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $1,432.29 ↑ +199%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $2,320.21 ↑ +385%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,870.31 ↑ +500%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,870.31 ↑ +500%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,901.51 ↑ +506%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $3,119.90 ↑ +552%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $3,119.90 ↑ +552%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $3,119.90 ↑ +552%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $3,119.90 ↑ +552%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $3,119.90 ↑ +552%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,213.50 ↑ +571%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,244.69 ↑ +578%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,244.69 ↑ +578%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $3,244.69 ↑ +578%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,244.69 ↑ +578%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,244.69 ↑ +578%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,307.09 ↑ +591%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,307.09 ↑ +591%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,338.29 ↑ +597%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,338.29 ↑ +597%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,369.49 ↑ +604%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,400.69 ↑ +611%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $6,153.38 ↑ +1186%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $6,636.02 ↑ +1286%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $8,883.72 ↑ +1756%

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