Lengthening of palate 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

$540.96

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$2,352.00

Gross charge

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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.

$61.89 with Univera vs $16,204.73 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 $61.89 ↓ -89%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $61.89 ↓ -89%
Univera Univera Medicare $77.68 ↓ -86%
Univera Univera Commercial $91.02 ↓ -83%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $97.94 ↓ -82%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $97.94 ↓ -82%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $123.13 ↓ -77%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $135.26 ↓ -75%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $135.26 ↓ -75%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $135.26 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $135.26 ↓ -75%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $135.26 ↓ -75%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $776.00 ↑ +43%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $892.40 ↑ +65%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $892.40 ↑ +65%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $892.40 ↑ +65%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $902.62 ↑ +67%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $954.81 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $954.81 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $954.81 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $954.81 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $954.81 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $954.81 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $954.81 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $954.81 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $954.81 ↑ +77%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $954.81 ↑ +77%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $1,070.88 ↑ +98%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +115%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +130%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +137%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +137%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $1,332.64 ↑ +146%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $1,486.18 ↑ +175%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $1,566.87 ↑ +190%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $1,566.87 ↑ +190%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $1,969.57 ↑ +264%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $5,235.70 ↑ +868%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $5,235.70 ↑ +868%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $5,292.61 ↑ +878%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $5,690.98 ↑ +952%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $5,690.98 ↑ +952%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $5,690.98 ↑ +952%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $5,690.98 ↑ +952%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $5,690.98 ↑ +952%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $5,861.71 ↑ +984%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $5,918.62 ↑ +994%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $5,918.62 ↑ +994%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $5,918.62 ↑ +994%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $5,918.62 ↑ +994%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $5,918.62 ↑ +994%
Humana Humana Commercial $6,032.44 ↑ +1015%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $6,032.44 ↑ +1015%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $6,089.35 ↑ +1026%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $6,089.35 ↑ +1026%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $6,146.26 ↑ +1036%
Molina Molina Ohio $6,203.17 ↑ +1047%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $11,224.33 ↑ +1975%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $12,104.72 ↑ +2138%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $16,204.73 ↑ +2896%

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