Incision of palm 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

$297.39

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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$1,293.00

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.

$32.80 with Amerihealth vs $8,887.94 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 $32.80 ↓ -89%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $32.80 ↓ -89%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $38.15 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $38.15 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $49.96 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $56.11 ↓ -81%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $150.50 ↓ -49%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $158.03 ↓ -47%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $158.03 ↓ -47%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $173.08 ↓ -42%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $173.08 ↓ -42%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $173.08 ↓ -42%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $198.66 ↓ -33%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $207.69 ↓ -30%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $218.23 ↓ -27%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $218.23 ↓ -27%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $218.23 ↓ -27%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $218.23 ↓ -27%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $218.23 ↓ -27%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $225.75 ↓ -24%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $492.29 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $520.76 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $520.76 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $520.76 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $520.76 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $520.76 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $520.76 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $520.76 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $520.76 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $520.76 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $520.76 ↑ +75%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $713.25 ↑ +140%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $736.22 ↑ +148%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $762.40 ↑ +156%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $803.79 ↑ +170%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $803.79 ↑ +170%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +317%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,871.67 ↑ +866%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,871.67 ↑ +866%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,902.88 ↑ +876%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $3,121.38 ↑ +950%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $3,121.38 ↑ +950%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $3,121.38 ↑ +950%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $3,121.38 ↑ +950%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $3,121.38 ↑ +950%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,215.02 ↑ +981%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +992%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,246.23 ↑ +992%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +992%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $3,246.23 ↑ +992%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +992%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,308.66 ↑ +1013%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,308.66 ↑ +1013%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,339.88 ↑ +1023%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,339.88 ↑ +1023%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,371.09 ↑ +1034%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,402.30 ↑ +1044%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $6,156.30 ↑ +1970%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $6,639.17 ↑ +2132%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $8,887.94 ↑ +2889%

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