Removal of knee cyst 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

$320.62

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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$1,394.00

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.

$40.14 with Univera vs $8,887.94 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 $40.14 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $40.14 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $52.56 ↓ -84%
Univera Univera Commercial $59.03 ↓ -82%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $287.00 ↓ -10%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $301.35 ↓ -6%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $301.35 ↓ -6%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $330.05 ↑ +3%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $330.05 ↑ +3%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $330.05 ↑ +3%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $338.91 ↑ +6%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $338.91 ↑ +6%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $378.84 ↑ +18%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $396.06 ↑ +24%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $416.15 ↑ +30%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $416.15 ↑ +30%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $416.15 ↑ +30%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $416.15 ↑ +30%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $416.15 ↑ +30%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $430.50 ↑ +34%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $517.66 ↑ +61%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $547.59 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $547.59 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $547.59 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $547.59 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $547.59 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $547.59 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $547.59 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $547.59 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $547.59 ↑ +71%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $547.59 ↑ +71%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $782.54 ↑ +144%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $877.65 ↑ +174%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $925.30 ↑ +189%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $925.30 ↑ +189%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,126.40 ↑ +251%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $1,392.78 ↑ +334%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,871.67 ↑ +796%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,871.67 ↑ +796%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,902.88 ↑ +805%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $3,121.38 ↑ +874%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $3,121.38 ↑ +874%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $3,121.38 ↑ +874%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $3,121.38 ↑ +874%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $3,121.38 ↑ +874%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,215.02 ↑ +903%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +912%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $3,246.23 ↑ +912%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +912%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,246.23 ↑ +912%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,246.23 ↑ +912%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,308.66 ↑ +932%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,308.66 ↑ +932%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,339.88 ↑ +942%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,339.88 ↑ +942%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,371.09 ↑ +951%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,402.30 ↑ +961%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $6,156.30 ↑ +1820%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $6,639.17 ↑ +1971%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $8,887.94 ↑ +2672%

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Removal of knee cyst at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $362.44 $301.35 – $10,356.89
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown $3,760.50 $205.80 – $6,587.02

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