Repair of low back nerves 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

$888.26

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$3,862.00

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.

$122.16 with Univera vs $17,542.63 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 $122.16 ↓ -86%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $122.16 ↓ -86%
Univera Univera Medicare $148.27 ↓ -83%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $162.50 ↓ -82%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $170.63 ↓ -81%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $170.63 ↓ -81%
Univera Univera Commercial $174.47 ↓ -80%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $186.88 ↓ -79%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $186.88 ↓ -79%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $186.88 ↓ -79%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $214.50 ↓ -76%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $224.25 ↓ -75%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $235.63 ↓ -73%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $235.63 ↓ -73%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $235.63 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $235.63 ↓ -73%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $235.63 ↓ -73%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $243.75 ↓ -73%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $268.13 ↓ -70%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $268.13 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +40%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $1,582.94 ↑ +78%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $1,674.48 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $1,674.48 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $1,674.48 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $1,674.48 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $1,674.48 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $1,674.48 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $1,674.48 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $1,674.48 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $1,674.48 ↑ +89%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $1,674.48 ↑ +89%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $2,181.74 ↑ +146%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $2,522.11 ↑ +184%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $2,659.04 ↑ +199%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $2,659.04 ↑ +199%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $4,720.99 ↑ +431%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $5,667.98 ↑ +538%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $5,667.98 ↑ +538%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $5,729.58 ↑ +545%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $6,160.84 ↑ +594%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $6,160.84 ↑ +594%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $6,160.84 ↑ +594%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $6,160.84 ↑ +594%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $6,160.84 ↑ +594%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $6,345.67 ↑ +614%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $6,407.28 ↑ +621%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $6,407.28 ↑ +621%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $6,407.28 ↑ +621%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $6,407.28 ↑ +621%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $6,407.28 ↑ +621%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $6,530.49 ↑ +635%
Humana Humana Commercial $6,530.49 ↑ +635%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $6,592.10 ↑ +642%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $6,592.10 ↑ +642%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $6,653.71 ↑ +649%
Molina Molina Ohio $6,715.32 ↑ +656%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $12,151.03 ↑ +1268%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $13,104.11 ↑ +1375%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $17,542.63 ↑ +1875%

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