Renal cyst study s&i 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

$16.33

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.

$71.00

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.

$18.38 with Amerihealth vs $1,501.96 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
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $18.38 ↑ +13%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $18.38 ↑ +13%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $20.20 ↑ +24%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $20.20 ↑ +24%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $23.10 ↑ +41%
Univera Univera Medicare $24.95 ↑ +53%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $25.38 ↑ +55%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $25.38 ↑ +55%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $25.38 ↑ +55%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $25.38 ↑ +55%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $25.38 ↑ +55%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $26.50 ↑ +62%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $27.87 ↑ +71%
Univera Univera Commercial $29.23 ↑ +79%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $29.49 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $29.49 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $29.49 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $29.49 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $29.49 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $29.49 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $29.49 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $29.49 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $29.49 ↑ +81%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $29.49 ↑ +81%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $30.48 ↑ +87%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $30.48 ↑ +87%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $30.48 ↑ +87%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $36.57 ↑ +124%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $39.31 ↑ +141%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $39.75 ↑ +143%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $42.40 ↑ +160%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $43.72 ↑ +168%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $43.72 ↑ +168%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $48.03 ↑ +194%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $50.64 ↑ +210%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $50.64 ↑ +210%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $97.12 ↑ +495%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $485.28 ↑ +2872%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $485.28 ↑ +2872%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $490.55 ↑ +2904%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $527.48 ↑ +3130%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $527.48 ↑ +3130%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $527.48 ↑ +3130%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $527.48 ↑ +3130%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $527.48 ↑ +3130%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $543.30 ↑ +3227%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $548.57 ↑ +3259%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $548.57 ↑ +3259%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $548.57 ↑ +3259%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $548.57 ↑ +3259%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $548.57 ↑ +3259%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $559.12 ↑ +3324%
Humana Humana Commercial $559.12 ↑ +3324%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $564.40 ↑ +3356%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $564.40 ↑ +3356%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $569.67 ↑ +3388%
Molina Molina Ohio $574.95 ↑ +3421%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $1,040.34 ↑ +6271%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $1,121.94 ↑ +6770%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $1,501.96 ↑ +9098%

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