Laser surgery eye strands 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

$223.33

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.

$971.00

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.

$28.66 with Univera vs $1,502.78 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 Essential Plan $28.66 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $28.66 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $35.91 ↓ -84%
Univera Univera Commercial $47.91 ↓ -79%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $268.97 ↑ +20%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $282.42 ↑ +26%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $282.42 ↑ +26%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $300.99 ↑ +35%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $309.32 ↑ +39%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $309.32 ↑ +39%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $309.32 ↑ +39%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $323.64 ↑ +45%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $323.64 ↑ +45%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $333.35 ↑ +49%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $343.06 ↑ +54%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $343.06 ↑ +54%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $355.04 ↑ +59%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $356.00 ↑ +59%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $364.63 ↑ +63%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $371.18 ↑ +66%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $390.01 ↑ +75%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $390.01 ↑ +75%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $390.01 ↑ +75%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $390.01 ↑ +75%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $390.01 ↑ +75%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $403.46 ↑ +81%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $443.80 ↑ +99%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $443.80 ↑ +99%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $467.87 ↑ +109%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $467.87 ↑ +109%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $467.87 ↑ +109%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $467.87 ↑ +109%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $467.87 ↑ +109%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $467.87 ↑ +109%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $467.87 ↑ +109%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $467.87 ↑ +109%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $467.87 ↑ +109%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $467.87 ↑ +109%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $485.54 ↑ +117%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $485.54 ↑ +117%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $490.82 ↑ +120%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $527.76 ↑ +136%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $527.76 ↑ +136%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $527.76 ↑ +136%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $548.87 ↑ +146%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $548.87 ↑ +146%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $548.87 ↑ +146%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $548.87 ↑ +146%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $552.73 ↑ +147%
Humana Humana Commercial $559.43 ↑ +150%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $559.43 ↑ +150%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $564.71 ↑ +153%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $564.71 ↑ +153%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $569.99 ↑ +155%
Molina Molina Ohio $575.26 ↑ +158%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $632.87 ↑ +183%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $667.23 ↑ +199%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $667.23 ↑ +199%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $1,040.91 ↑ +366%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $1,121.83 ↑ +402%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $1,122.55 ↑ +403%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +456%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $1,502.78 ↑ +573%

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Laser surgery eye strands at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $252.46 $282.42 – $1,751.15
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh not published $295.87 – $1,649.94

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