Incision of tongue fold 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

$70.15

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.

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$305.00

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.

$9.00 with Univera vs $4,057.66 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

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 $9.00 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $9.00 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $11.30 ↓ -84%
Univera Univera Commercial $13.24 ↓ -81%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $45.00 ↓ -36%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $47.25 ↓ -33%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $47.25 ↓ -33%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $51.75 ↓ -26%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $51.75 ↓ -26%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $51.75 ↓ -26%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $59.40 ↓ -15%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $62.10 ↓ -11%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $65.25 ↓ -7%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $65.25 ↓ -7%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $65.25 ↓ -7%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $65.25 ↓ -7%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $65.25 ↓ -7%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $67.50 ↓ -4%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $74.25 ↑ +6%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $74.25 ↑ +6%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $94.61 ↑ +35%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $101.73 ↑ +45%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $101.73 ↑ +45%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $104.78 ↑ +49%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $107.83 ↑ +54%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $107.83 ↑ +54%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $111.90 ↑ +60%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $118.28 ↑ +69%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $125.13 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $125.13 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $125.13 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $125.13 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $125.13 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $125.13 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $125.13 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $125.13 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $125.13 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $125.13 ↑ +78%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $173.90 ↑ +148%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $182.21 ↑ +160%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $193.39 ↑ +176%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $203.89 ↑ +191%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $203.89 ↑ +191%
Martin's Point Martin's Point $483.00 ↑ +589%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +1670%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,311.02 ↑ +1769%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,311.02 ↑ +1769%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,325.27 ↑ +1789%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $1,425.02 ↑ +1931%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $1,425.02 ↑ +1931%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $1,425.02 ↑ +1931%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,482.02 ↑ +2013%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $1,482.02 ↑ +2013%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,482.02 ↑ +2013%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,482.02 ↑ +2013%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $1,510.52 ↑ +2053%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,510.52 ↑ +2053%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,524.77 ↑ +2074%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $1,524.77 ↑ +2074%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,539.02 ↑ +2094%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,553.27 ↑ +2114%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $2,810.57 ↑ +3907%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $3,031.02 ↑ +4221%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $4,057.66 ↑ +5684%

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Incision of tongue fold at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Altoona Altoona $2,464.80 $45.00 – $3,286.40
UPMC Hamot Erie $3,333.00 $49.50 – $2,053.97
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown $1,634.50 $49.50 – $3,123.56
UPMC Cole Coudersport not published $47.25 – $1,714.50
UPMC Northwest Seneca not published $49.50 – $1,482.83
UPMC Somerset Somerset not published $49.50 – $1,412.22
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata not published $1,430.62 – $5,627.00
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg not published $970.00 – $1,101.92

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