Removal neck/armpit lesion 38555 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

$664.70

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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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$2,890.00

Gross charge

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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.

$63.50 with Aetna vs $17,864.20 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
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $63.50 ↓ -90%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $66.68 ↓ -90%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $66.68 ↓ -90%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $73.03 ↓ -89%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $73.03 ↓ -89%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $73.03 ↓ -89%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $83.82 ↓ -87%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $87.63 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $91.06 ↓ -86%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $91.06 ↓ -86%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $92.08 ↓ -86%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $92.08 ↓ -86%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $92.08 ↓ -86%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $92.08 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $92.08 ↓ -86%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $95.25 ↓ -86%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $104.77 ↓ -84%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $104.77 ↓ -84%
Univera Univera Medicare $112.47 ↓ -83%
Univera Univera Commercial $119.74 ↓ -82%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $1,138.16 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $1,203.97 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $1,203.97 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $1,203.97 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $1,203.97 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $1,203.97 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $1,203.97 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $1,203.97 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $1,203.97 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $1,203.97 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $1,203.97 ↑ +81%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +87%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $1,635.05 ↑ +146%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $1,873.34 ↑ +182%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $1,975.05 ↑ +197%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $1,975.05 ↑ +197%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $2,637.35 ↑ +297%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $5,771.87 ↑ +768%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $5,771.87 ↑ +768%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $5,834.61 ↑ +778%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $6,273.77 ↑ +844%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $6,273.77 ↑ +844%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $6,273.77 ↑ +844%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $6,273.77 ↑ +844%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $6,273.77 ↑ +844%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $6,461.99 ↑ +872%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $6,524.73 ↑ +882%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $6,524.73 ↑ +882%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $6,524.73 ↑ +882%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $6,524.73 ↑ +882%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $6,524.73 ↑ +882%
Humana Humana Commercial $6,650.20 ↑ +900%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $6,650.20 ↑ +900%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $6,712.94 ↑ +910%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $6,712.94 ↑ +910%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $6,775.68 ↑ +919%
Molina Molina Ohio $6,838.41 ↑ +929%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $12,373.77 ↑ +1762%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $13,344.32 ↑ +1908%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $17,864.20 ↑ +2588%

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