Intrm oph exam est patient 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

$31.97

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.

$139.00

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.

$40.88 with Univera vs $353.01 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 $40.88 ↑ +28%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $40.88 ↑ +28%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $42.96 ↑ +34%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $46.19 ↑ +44%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $46.19 ↑ +44%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $46.54 ↑ +46%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $47.06 ↑ +47%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $47.06 ↑ +47%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $47.58 ↑ +49%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $47.90 ↑ +50%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $48.96 ↑ +53%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $48.96 ↑ +53%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $49.24 ↑ +54%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $49.24 ↑ +54%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $49.24 ↑ +54%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $49.24 ↑ +54%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $49.24 ↑ +54%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $49.24 ↑ +54%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $49.24 ↑ +54%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $49.24 ↑ +54%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $49.24 ↑ +54%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $49.24 ↑ +54%
Univera Univera Medicare $50.28 ↑ +57%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $50.30 ↑ +57%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $50.30 ↑ +57%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $50.81 ↑ +59%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $55.09 ↑ +72%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $55.09 ↑ +72%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $55.09 ↑ +72%
Univera Univera Commercial $55.32 ↑ +73%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $63.23 ↑ +98%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $66.10 ↑ +107%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $69.46 ↑ +117%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $69.46 ↑ +117%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $69.46 ↑ +117%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $69.46 ↑ +117%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $71.85 ↑ +125%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $79.00 ↑ +147%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $79.03 ↑ +147%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $79.03 ↑ +147%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $93.55 ↑ +193%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $98.63 ↑ +209%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $98.63 ↑ +209%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $114.06 ↑ +257%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $114.06 ↑ +257%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $115.30 ↑ +261%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $123.98 ↑ +288%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $123.98 ↑ +288%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $123.98 ↑ +288%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $128.93 ↑ +303%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $128.93 ↑ +303%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $128.93 ↑ +303%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $128.93 ↑ +303%
Humana Humana Commercial $131.41 ↑ +311%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $131.41 ↑ +311%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $132.65 ↑ +315%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $132.65 ↑ +315%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $133.89 ↑ +319%
Molina Molina Ohio $135.13 ↑ +323%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $151.60 ↑ +374%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $244.52 ↑ +665%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $263.70 ↑ +725%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $353.01 ↑ +1004%

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Intrm oph exam est patient at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $36.14 $42.96 – $411.36

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