Ligation of salivary duct 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

$141.45

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.

$615.00

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.

$16.12 with Univera vs $8,883.72 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 $16.12 ↓ -89%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $16.12 ↓ -89%
Univera Univera Medicare $20.24 ↓ -86%
Univera Univera Commercial $23.71 ↓ -83%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $74.00 ↓ -48%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $77.70 ↓ -45%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $77.70 ↓ -45%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $85.10 ↓ -40%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $85.10 ↓ -40%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $85.10 ↓ -40%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $97.68 ↓ -31%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $102.12 ↓ -28%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $107.30 ↓ -24%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $107.30 ↓ -24%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $107.30 ↓ -24%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $107.30 ↓ -24%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $107.30 ↓ -24%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $111.00 ↓ -22%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $122.10 ↓ -14%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $122.10 ↓ -14%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $190.53 ↑ +35%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $204.87 ↑ +45%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $204.87 ↑ +45%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $211.02 ↑ +49%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $217.16 ↑ +54%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $217.16 ↑ +54%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $225.36 ↑ +59%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $235.16 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $248.75 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $248.75 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $248.75 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $248.75 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $248.75 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $248.75 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $248.75 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $248.75 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $248.75 ↑ +76%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $248.75 ↑ +76%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $347.39 ↑ +146%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $375.71 ↑ +166%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $396.11 ↑ +180%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $396.11 ↑ +180%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $553.30 ↑ +291%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +778%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,870.31 ↑ +1929%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,870.31 ↑ +1929%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,901.51 ↑ +1951%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $3,119.90 ↑ +2106%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $3,119.90 ↑ +2106%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $3,119.90 ↑ +2106%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,244.69 ↑ +2194%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,244.69 ↑ +2194%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,244.69 ↑ +2194%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,244.69 ↑ +2194%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,307.09 ↑ +2238%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,307.09 ↑ +2238%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,338.29 ↑ +2260%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,338.29 ↑ +2260%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,369.49 ↑ +2282%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,400.69 ↑ +2304%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $6,153.38 ↑ +4250%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $6,636.02 ↑ +4591%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $8,883.72 ↑ +6180%

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