Treatment of retinal 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

$364.32

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.

$1,584.00

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.

$46.74 with Univera vs $1,665.99 with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — 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 $46.74 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $46.74 ↓ -87%
Univera Univera Medicare $58.57 ↓ -84%
Univera Univera Commercial $78.14 ↓ -79%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $198.69 ↓ -45%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $264.57 ↓ -27%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $264.57 ↓ -27%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $267.45 ↓ -27%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $287.58 ↓ -21%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $287.58 ↓ -21%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $287.58 ↓ -21%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $287.58 ↓ -21%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $287.58 ↓ -21%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $296.20 ↓ -19%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $299.08 ↓ -18%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $299.08 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $299.08 ↓ -18%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $299.08 ↓ -18%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $299.08 ↓ -18%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $301.96 ↓ -17%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $304.00 ↓ -17%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $304.83 ↓ -16%
Humana Humana Commercial $304.83 ↓ -16%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $307.71 ↓ -16%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $307.71 ↓ -16%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $310.58 ↓ -15%
Molina Molina Ohio $313.46 ↓ -14%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) $319.20 ↓ -12%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $339.86 ↓ -7%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $339.86 ↓ -7%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $349.60 ↓ -4%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $349.60 ↓ -4%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $349.60 ↓ -4%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $401.28 ↑ +10%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $419.52 ↑ +15%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid $440.80 ↑ +21%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid $440.80 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $440.80 ↑ +21%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $440.80 ↑ +21%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $440.80 ↑ +21%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $456.00 ↑ +25%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $475.80 ↑ +31%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare $491.13 ↑ +35%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $501.60 ↑ +38%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $501.60 ↑ +38%
Allwell Allwell by Wellcare $528.10 ↑ +45%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Duel Plus PA HMO D-SNP $559.79 ↑ +54%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $567.19 ↑ +56%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $567.19 ↑ +56%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $567.19 ↑ +56%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $593.90 ↑ +63%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $593.90 ↑ +63%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $593.90 ↑ +63%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $611.68 ↑ +68%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $762.58 ↑ +109%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $762.58 ↑ +109%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $818.86 ↑ +125%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $818.86 ↑ +125%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $871.62 ↑ +139%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $1,027.77 ↑ +182%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $1,083.57 ↑ +197%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $1,241.60 ↑ +241%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $1,665.99 ↑ +357%

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Treatment of retinal lesion at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $411.84 $164.29 – $954.19
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh not published $237.57 – $2,172.51

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