Injection into brain canal 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

$863.94

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.

$1,122.00

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.

$94.59 with Univera vs $1,241.60 with United Healthcare — 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 $94.59 ↓ -89%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $94.59 ↓ -89%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $105.50 ↓ -88%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $110.78 ↓ -87%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $110.78 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $114.81 ↓ -87%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $121.33 ↓ -86%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $121.33 ↓ -86%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $121.33 ↓ -86%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $134.02 ↓ -84%
Univera Univera Commercial $135.10 ↓ -84%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $139.26 ↓ -84%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $141.78 ↓ -84%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $141.78 ↓ -84%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $141.78 ↓ -84%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $141.78 ↓ -84%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $141.78 ↓ -84%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $141.78 ↓ -84%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $141.78 ↓ -84%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $141.78 ↓ -84%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $141.78 ↓ -84%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $141.78 ↓ -84%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $145.59 ↓ -83%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $152.98 ↓ -82%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $152.98 ↓ -82%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $152.98 ↓ -82%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $152.98 ↓ -82%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $152.98 ↓ -82%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $158.25 ↓ -82%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $174.08 ↓ -80%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $174.08 ↓ -80%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $185.98 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $226.51 ↓ -74%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $238.81 ↓ -72%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $238.81 ↓ -72%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $261.26 ↓ -70%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $261.26 ↓ -70%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $264.10 ↓ -69%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $283.98 ↓ -67%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $283.98 ↓ -67%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $283.98 ↓ -67%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $283.98 ↓ -67%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $283.98 ↓ -67%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $292.50 ↓ -66%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $295.34 ↓ -66%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $295.34 ↓ -66%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $295.34 ↓ -66%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $295.34 ↓ -66%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $295.34 ↓ -66%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $301.02 ↓ -65%
Humana Humana Commercial $301.02 ↓ -65%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $303.86 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $303.86 ↓ -65%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $306.70 ↓ -64%
Molina Molina Ohio $309.54 ↓ -64%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $464.06 ↓ -46%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $560.09 ↓ -35%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $604.02 ↓ -30%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $808.61 ↓ -6%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +44%

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Injection into brain canal at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $961.20 $133.99 – $1,361.70
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $830.28 $110.78 – $942.26
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $961.20 $142.43 – $1,714.89
UPMC Hanover Hanover $961.20 $133.99 – $1,016.56
UPMC Kane Kane $267.00 $116.05 – $498.15
UPMC Lititz Lititz $961.20 $133.99 – $1,016.56
UPMC Memorial York $961.20 $133.99 – $1,016.56
UPMC Muncy Muncy $1,094.40 $116.05 – $993.28

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