Manipulation of spine 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

$97.29

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.

$423.00

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.

$10.55 with Univera vs $4,383.99 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 $10.55 ↓ -89%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $10.55 ↓ -89%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $12.00 ↓ -88%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $12.00 ↓ -88%
Univera Univera Medicare $13.86 ↓ -86%
Univera Univera Commercial $21.85 ↓ -78%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $97.00 ↓ -0%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $101.85 ↑ +5%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $101.85 ↑ +5%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $111.55 ↑ +15%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $111.55 ↑ +15%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $111.55 ↑ +15%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $128.04 ↑ +32%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $133.86 ↑ +38%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $136.53 ↑ +40%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $140.65 ↑ +45%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $140.65 ↑ +45%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $140.65 ↑ +45%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $140.65 ↑ +45%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $140.65 ↑ +45%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $144.43 ↑ +48%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $144.43 ↑ +48%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $144.43 ↑ +48%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $144.43 ↑ +48%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $144.43 ↑ +48%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $144.43 ↑ +48%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $144.43 ↑ +48%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $144.43 ↑ +48%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $144.43 ↑ +48%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $144.43 ↑ +48%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $145.50 ↑ +50%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $207.44 ↑ +113%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $237.74 ↑ +144%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $250.64 ↑ +158%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $250.64 ↑ +158%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $363.30 ↑ +273%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +1176%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $1,416.46 ↑ +1356%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $1,416.46 ↑ +1356%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $1,431.85 ↑ +1372%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $1,539.63 ↑ +1483%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $1,539.63 ↑ +1483%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $1,539.63 ↑ +1483%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $1,539.63 ↑ +1483%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $1,539.63 ↑ +1483%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $1,585.82 ↑ +1530%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $1,601.21 ↑ +1546%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $1,601.21 ↑ +1546%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $1,601.21 ↑ +1546%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $1,601.21 ↑ +1546%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $1,601.21 ↑ +1546%
Humana Humana Commercial $1,632.00 ↑ +1577%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $1,632.00 ↑ +1577%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $1,647.40 ↑ +1593%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $1,647.40 ↑ +1593%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $1,662.80 ↑ +1609%
Molina Molina Ohio $1,678.19 ↑ +1625%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $3,036.61 ↑ +3021%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $3,274.79 ↑ +3266%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $4,383.99 ↑ +4406%

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