Virus isolation addl studies ea 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

$13.80

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.

$60.00

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.

$13.33 with Highmark vs $46.78 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
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Indemnity $13.33 ↓ -3%
Highmark Highmark Social Mission Managed Care $13.33 ↓ -3%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue $13.33 ↓ -3%
Highmark Highmark Blue High Performance $13.33 ↓ -3%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue $13.33 ↓ -3%
Highmark Highmark Connect Blue $13.33 ↓ -3%
Highmark Highmark Indemnity $13.33 ↓ -3%
Highmark Highmark Managed Care $13.33 ↓ -3%
Highmark Highmark My Blue Access $13.33 ↓ -3%
Highmark Highmark My Direct Blue $13.33 ↓ -3%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue $13.33 ↓ -3%
Cigna Cigna Medicare $15.55 ↑ +13%
Univera Univera Healthy New York $17.17 ↑ +24%
Univera Univera Essential Plan $17.17 ↑ +24%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO $18.58 ↑ +35%
Highmark Highmark Complete Blue Medicare $18.58 ↑ +35%
Highmark Highmark Freedom Blue $18.79 ↑ +36%
Cigna Cigna Commercial $19.51 ↑ +41%
American Health Plans American Health Plans Medicare $20.20 ↑ +46%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare Specialty Plan D-SNP $20.20 ↑ +46%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Commercial $20.20 ↑ +46%
Life Pittsburgh Life Pittsburgh Medicare $20.20 ↑ +46%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare PPO $20.20 ↑ +46%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Life Medicare HMO $20.20 ↑ +46%
Devoted Medicare Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $20.81 ↑ +51%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial $20.87 ↑ +51%
Highmark Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO $21.01 ↑ +52%
Aetna Aetna Medicare $21.01 ↑ +52%
Highmark Highmark Security Blue $21.01 ↑ +52%
Highmark Highmark Together Blue Medicare $21.01 ↑ +52%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare $21.01 ↑ +52%
Univera Univera Medicare $21.18 ↑ +53%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare $21.21 ↑ +54%
Humana Humana Commercial $21.41 ↑ +55%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured $21.41 ↑ +55%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare I-SNP $21.61 ↑ +57%
Medical Mutual Medical Mutual Commercial (Cigna Network) $21.82 ↑ +58%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare D-SNP $21.82 ↑ +58%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid $21.98 ↑ +59%
Molina Molina Ohio $22.02 ↑ +60%
Univera Univera Commercial $24.28 ↑ +76%
Aetna Aetna Better Health CHIP $26.48 ↑ +92%
Jefferson Health Plans Jefferson Health Plans $26.48 ↑ +92%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid HC $26.48 ↑ +92%
Amerihealth Amerihealth Medicaid CHC $26.48 ↑ +92%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Kids $30.45 ↑ +121%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid HC $30.45 ↑ +121%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for You Medicaid CHC $30.45 ↑ +121%
Highmark Wholecare Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC $36.54 ↑ +165%
Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC $39.72 ↑ +188%
Geisinger Geisinger Medicaid HC $42.37 ↑ +207%
United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicaid $42.37 ↑ +207%
United Healthcare United Healthcare CHIP $42.37 ↑ +207%
Geisinger Geisinger CHIP $42.37 ↑ +207%
Aetna Aetna Commercial $42.97 ↑ +211%
Highmark Highmark Performance Blue Enhanced $46.25 ↑ +235%
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Commercial $46.78 ↑ +239%

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Virus isolation addl studies ea at other Pennsylvania hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD $128.02 $9.78 – $42.37
UPMC Northwest Seneca $186.60 $18.32 – $30.45
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh $173.40 $18.91 – $55.41
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh $239.40 $18.77 – $55.41
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh $265.20 $19.97 – $55.41

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