Proctosigmoidoscopy w/stent 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

$75.90

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.

$330.00

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.

$78.22 with Aetna vs $16,306.50 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
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $78.22 ↑ +3%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $82.13 ↑ +8%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $82.13 ↑ +8%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $89.95 ↑ +19%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $89.95 ↑ +19%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $89.95 ↑ +19%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $93.77 ↑ +24%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $93.77 ↑ +24%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $103.25 ↑ +36%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $107.94 ↑ +42%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $113.42 ↑ +49%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $113.42 ↑ +49%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $113.42 ↑ +49%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $113.42 ↑ +49%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $113.42 ↑ +49%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $117.33 ↑ +55%
Univera Univera Medicare $128.74 ↑ +70%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $129.06 ↑ +70%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $129.06 ↑ +70%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $141.55 ↑ +86%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $149.73 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $149.73 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $149.73 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $149.73 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $149.73 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $149.73 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $149.73 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $149.73 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $149.73 ↑ +97%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $149.73 ↑ +97%
Univera Univera Commercial $167.69 ↑ +121%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $185.68 ↑ +145%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $216.64 ↑ +185%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $228.40 ↑ +201%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $228.40 ↑ +201%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +1536%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $5,268.58 ↑ +6841%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $5,268.58 ↑ +6841%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $5,325.85 ↑ +6917%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $5,726.72 ↑ +7445%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $5,726.72 ↑ +7445%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $5,726.72 ↑ +7445%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $5,726.72 ↑ +7445%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $5,726.72 ↑ +7445%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $5,898.52 ↑ +7671%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $5,955.79 ↑ +7747%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $5,955.79 ↑ +7747%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $5,955.79 ↑ +7747%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $5,955.79 ↑ +7747%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $5,955.79 ↑ +7747%
Humana Humana Commercial $6,070.33 ↑ +7898%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $6,070.33 ↑ +7898%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $6,127.59 ↑ +7973%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $6,127.59 ↑ +7973%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $6,184.86 ↑ +8049%
Molina Molina Ohio $6,242.13 ↑ +8124%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $11,294.81 ↑ +14781%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $12,180.74 ↑ +15948%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $16,306.50 ↑ +21384%

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