Mediastinoscpy w/medstnl bx 39401 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

$197.34

Cash price

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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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$858.00

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.

$244.55 with Univera vs $15,982.03 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 $244.55 ↑ +24%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $244.55 ↑ +24%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $266.72 ↑ +35%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $266.72 ↑ +35%
Univera Univera Commercial $287.70 ↑ +46%
Univera Univera Medicare $305.35 ↑ +55%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $335.31 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $344.73 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $364.66 ↑ +85%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $364.66 ↑ +85%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $364.66 ↑ +85%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $364.66 ↑ +85%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $364.66 ↑ +85%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $364.66 ↑ +85%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $364.66 ↑ +85%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $364.66 ↑ +85%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $364.66 ↑ +85%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $364.66 ↑ +85%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $368.33 ↑ +87%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $368.33 ↑ +87%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $368.33 ↑ +87%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $368.33 ↑ +87%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $368.33 ↑ +87%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $485.27 ↑ +146%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $569.26 ↑ +188%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $600.17 ↑ +204%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $600.17 ↑ +204%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $776.00 ↑ +293%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $892.40 ↑ +352%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $892.40 ↑ +352%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $892.40 ↑ +352%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $1,070.88 ↑ +443%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +490%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +529%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +549%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +549%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $5,163.75 ↑ +2517%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $5,163.75 ↑ +2517%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $5,219.88 ↑ +2545%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $5,612.77 ↑ +2744%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $5,612.77 ↑ +2744%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $5,612.77 ↑ +2744%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $5,612.77 ↑ +2744%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $5,612.77 ↑ +2744%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $5,781.15 ↑ +2830%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $5,837.28 ↑ +2858%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $5,837.28 ↑ +2858%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $5,837.28 ↑ +2858%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $5,837.28 ↑ +2858%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $5,837.28 ↑ +2858%
Humana Humana Commercial $5,949.54 ↑ +2915%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $5,949.54 ↑ +2915%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $6,005.66 ↑ +2943%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $6,005.66 ↑ +2943%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $6,061.79 ↑ +2972%
Molina Molina Ohio $6,117.92 ↑ +3000%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $11,070.07 ↑ +5510%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $11,938.36 ↑ +5950%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $15,982.03 ↑ +7999%

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Mediastinoscpy w/medstnl bx 39401 at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $223.08 $266.72 – $18,623.45
UPMC Altoona Altoona not published $221.88 – $6,007.35
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg not published $444.76 – $11,127.90
UPMC Hamot Erie not published $221.88 – $8,090.06
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg not published $970.00 – $26,832.77

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