Removal of shunt 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

$296.70

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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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$1,290.00

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.

$36.83 with Univera vs $8,621.93 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 $36.83 ↓ -88%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $36.83 ↓ -88%
Univera Univera Medicare $46.22 ↓ -84%
Univera Univera Commercial $54.16 ↓ -82%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $374.84 ↑ +26%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $393.58 ↑ +33%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $393.58 ↑ +33%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $431.07 ↑ +45%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $431.07 ↑ +45%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $431.07 ↑ +45%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $490.00 ↑ +65%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $494.79 ↑ +67%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $517.28 ↑ +74%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $518.33 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $518.33 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $518.33 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $518.33 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $518.33 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $518.33 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $518.33 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $518.33 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $518.33 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $518.33 ↑ +75%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $543.52 ↑ +83%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $543.52 ↑ +83%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $543.52 ↑ +83%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $543.52 ↑ +83%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $543.52 ↑ +83%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $562.26 ↑ +90%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $599.74 ↑ +102%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $618.49 ↑ +108%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $618.49 ↑ +108%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $729.35 ↑ +146%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $848.69 ↑ +186%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $894.77 ↑ +202%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $894.77 ↑ +202%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $1,226.74 ↑ +313%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $2,785.72 ↑ +839%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $2,785.72 ↑ +839%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $2,816.00 ↑ +849%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $3,027.96 ↑ +921%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $3,027.96 ↑ +921%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $3,027.96 ↑ +921%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $3,027.96 ↑ +921%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $3,027.96 ↑ +921%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,118.80 ↑ +951%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $3,149.08 ↑ +961%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $3,149.08 ↑ +961%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $3,149.08 ↑ +961%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $3,149.08 ↑ +961%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $3,149.08 ↑ +961%
Humana Humana Commercial $3,209.64 ↑ +982%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $3,209.64 ↑ +982%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $3,239.92 ↑ +992%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $3,239.92 ↑ +992%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $3,270.19 ↑ +1002%
Molina Molina Ohio $3,300.47 ↑ +1012%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $5,972.04 ↑ +1913%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $6,440.47 ↑ +2071%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $8,621.93 ↑ +2806%

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