Treat spinal cord lesion 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

$100.74

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.

$438.00

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.

$12.70 with Univera vs $2,438.77 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 Essential Plan $12.70 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $12.70 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $15.42 ↓ -85%
Univera Univera Commercial $18.14 ↓ -82%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $126.78 ↑ +26%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $133.12 ↑ +32%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $133.12 ↑ +32%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $135.93 ↑ +35%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $145.80 ↑ +45%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $145.80 ↑ +45%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $145.80 ↑ +45%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $146.16 ↑ +45%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $146.16 ↑ +45%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $150.54 ↑ +49%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $154.93 ↑ +54%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $154.93 ↑ +54%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $160.78 ↑ +60%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $161.21 ↑ +60%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $167.35 ↑ +66%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $170.52 ↑ +69%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $170.52 ↑ +69%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $170.52 ↑ +69%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $170.52 ↑ +69%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $170.52 ↑ +69%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $170.52 ↑ +69%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $170.52 ↑ +69%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $170.52 ↑ +69%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $170.52 ↑ +69%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $170.52 ↑ +69%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $174.96 ↑ +74%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $183.83 ↑ +82%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $183.83 ↑ +82%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $183.83 ↑ +82%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $183.83 ↑ +82%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $183.83 ↑ +82%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $190.17 ↑ +89%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $202.85 ↑ +101%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $209.19 ↑ +108%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $209.19 ↑ +108%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $246.77 ↑ +145%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $290.86 ↑ +189%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $306.65 ↑ +204%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $306.65 ↑ +204%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $418.44 ↑ +315%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $787.96 ↑ +682%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $787.96 ↑ +682%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $796.52 ↑ +691%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $856.48 ↑ +750%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $856.48 ↑ +750%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $856.48 ↑ +750%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $890.74 ↑ +784%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $890.74 ↑ +784%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $890.74 ↑ +784%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $890.74 ↑ +784%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $907.87 ↑ +801%
Humana Humana Commercial $907.87 ↑ +801%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $916.43 ↑ +810%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $916.43 ↑ +810%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $924.99 ↑ +818%
Molina Molina Ohio $933.56 ↑ +827%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $1,689.23 ↑ +1577%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $1,821.73 ↑ +1708%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $2,438.77 ↑ +2321%

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