Ligation of neck artery 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

$477.94

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$2,078.00

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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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$41.38 with Univera vs $8,621.93 with Medical Mutual — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Univera Univera Healthy New York $41.38 ↓ -91%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $41.38 ↓ -91%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $50.57 ↓ -89%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $50.57 ↓ -89%
Univera Univera Medicare $58.16 ↓ -88%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $63.57 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Commercial $64.74 ↓ -86%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $69.83 ↓ -85%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $69.83 ↓ -85%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $69.83 ↓ -85%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $69.83 ↓ -85%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $69.83 ↓ -85%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $776.00 ↑ +62%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $846.88 ↑ +77%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $892.40 ↑ +87%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $892.40 ↑ +87%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $892.40 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $895.85 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $895.85 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $895.85 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $895.85 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $895.85 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $895.85 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $895.85 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $895.85 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $895.85 ↑ +87%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $895.85 ↑ +87%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $1,070.88 ↑ +124%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +144%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $1,173.83 ↑ +146%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +160%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +168%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +168%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $1,304.53 ↑ +173%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $1,351.55 ↑ +183%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $1,375.36 ↑ +188%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $1,375.36 ↑ +188%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,785.72 ↑ +483%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,785.72 ↑ +483%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,816.00 ↑ +489%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $3,027.96 ↑ +534%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $3,027.96 ↑ +534%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $3,027.96 ↑ +534%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $3,027.96 ↑ +534%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $3,027.96 ↑ +534%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,118.80 ↑ +553%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,149.08 ↑ +559%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $3,149.08 ↑ +559%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,149.08 ↑ +559%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,149.08 ↑ +559%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,149.08 ↑ +559%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,209.64 ↑ +572%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,209.64 ↑ +572%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,239.92 ↑ +578%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,239.92 ↑ +578%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,270.19 ↑ +584%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,300.47 ↑ +591%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $5,972.04 ↑ +1150%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $6,440.47 ↑ +1248%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $8,621.93 ↑ +1704%

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Ligation of neck artery at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $540.28 $50.57 – $10,046.92
UPMC Hanover Hanover not published $1,016.56 – $4,810.90

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