Removal of thyroid 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

$851.69

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$3,703.00

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.

$96.24 with Univera vs $16,204.73 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 Healthy New York $96.24 ↓ -89%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $96.24 ↓ -89%
Univera Univera Medicare $120.74 ↓ -86%
Univera Univera Commercial $126.49 ↓ -85%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $173.25 ↓ -80%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $173.25 ↓ -80%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $217.80 ↓ -74%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $239.25 ↓ -72%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $239.25 ↓ -72%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $239.25 ↓ -72%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $239.25 ↓ -72%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $239.25 ↓ -72%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $776.00 ↓ -9%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $892.40 ↑ +5%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $892.40 ↑ +5%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $892.40 ↑ +5%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $1,070.88 ↑ +26%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $1,164.00 ↑ +37%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +46%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $1,280.40 ↑ +50%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $1,280.40 ↑ +50%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $1,408.09 ↑ +65%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $1,489.51 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $1,489.51 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $1,489.51 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $1,489.51 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $1,489.51 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $1,489.51 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $1,489.51 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $1,489.51 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $1,489.51 ↑ +75%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $1,489.51 ↑ +75%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $2,105.02 ↑ +147%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $2,423.93 ↑ +185%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $2,555.54 ↑ +200%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $2,555.54 ↑ +200%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $3,878.81 ↑ +355%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $5,235.70 ↑ +515%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $5,235.70 ↑ +515%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $5,292.61 ↑ +521%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $5,690.98 ↑ +568%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $5,690.98 ↑ +568%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $5,690.98 ↑ +568%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $5,690.98 ↑ +568%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $5,690.98 ↑ +568%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $5,861.71 ↑ +588%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $5,918.62 ↑ +595%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $5,918.62 ↑ +595%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $5,918.62 ↑ +595%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $5,918.62 ↑ +595%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $5,918.62 ↑ +595%
Humana Humana Commercial $6,032.44 ↑ +608%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $6,032.44 ↑ +608%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $6,089.35 ↑ +615%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $6,089.35 ↑ +615%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $6,146.26 ↑ +622%
Molina Molina Ohio $6,203.17 ↑ +628%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $11,224.33 ↑ +1218%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $12,104.72 ↑ +1321%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $16,204.73 ↑ +1803%

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Removal of thyroid at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $962.78 $173.25 – $18,882.97
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg $3,475.80 $1,016.56 – $11,127.90
UPMC Somerset Somerset $3,475.80 $1,243.01 – $1,342.33
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown $4,556.67 $205.80 – $11,917.49
UPMC Altoona Altoona not published $2,229.15 – $6,091.06
UPMC East Monroeville not published $2,250.37 – $6,203.86
UPMC Hamot Erie not published $2,229.15 – $8,202.79
UPMC Northwest Seneca not published $3,019.18 – $6,091.06

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