Plmt biliary drainage cath 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

$233.68

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$1,016.00

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.

$293.28 with Univera vs $9,667.13 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 Essential Plan $293.28 ↑ +26%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $293.28 ↑ +26%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $315.07 ↑ +35%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $331.35 ↑ +42%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $338.78 ↑ +45%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $338.78 ↑ +45%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $347.92 ↑ +49%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $347.92 ↑ +49%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $348.94 ↑ +49%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $359.11 ↑ +54%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $359.11 ↑ +54%
Univera Univera Medicare $368.10 ↑ +58%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $372.66 ↑ +59%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $380.95 ↑ +63%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $381.05 ↑ +63%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $381.05 ↑ +63%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $381.05 ↑ +63%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $402.99 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $402.99 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $402.99 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $402.99 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $402.99 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $402.99 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $402.99 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $402.99 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $402.99 ↑ +72%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $402.99 ↑ +72%
Univera Univera Commercial $431.29 ↑ +85%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $437.38 ↑ +87%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $457.26 ↑ +96%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $480.46 ↑ +106%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $480.46 ↑ +106%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $480.46 ↑ +106%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $480.46 ↑ +106%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $480.46 ↑ +106%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $497.03 ↑ +113%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $546.73 ↑ +134%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $546.73 ↑ +134%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $574.39 ↑ +146%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $689.53 ↑ +195%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $726.97 ↑ +211%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $726.97 ↑ +211%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +431%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $3,123.42 ↑ +1237%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $3,123.42 ↑ +1237%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $3,157.37 ↑ +1251%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $3,395.03 ↑ +1353%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $3,395.03 ↑ +1353%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $3,395.03 ↑ +1353%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,530.83 ↑ +1411%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,530.83 ↑ +1411%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,530.83 ↑ +1411%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,530.83 ↑ +1411%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,598.73 ↑ +1440%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,598.73 ↑ +1440%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,632.68 ↑ +1455%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,632.68 ↑ +1455%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,666.63 ↑ +1469%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,700.58 ↑ +1484%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $6,696.01 ↑ +2765%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $7,221.22 ↑ +2990%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $9,667.13 ↑ +4037%

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UPMC Altoona Altoona $4,482.60 $331.35 – $5,976.80
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle $7,503.60 $420.81 – $10,630.10
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $9,923.40 $315.07 – $11,264.87
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UPMC East Monroeville $5,997.60 $364.49 – $7,996.80
UPMC Hamot Erie $5,472.00 $364.49 – $4,893.48
UPMC Hanover Hanover $7,503.60 $420.81 – $5,394.10
UPMC Lititz Lititz $7,503.60 $420.81 – $5,423.23

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