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Abdominal CT scan (without contrast) at akron general

1 Akron General Avenue, Akron, OH · Cleveland Clinic · · NPI 1821035940

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 15, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$817.70

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.

$1,258.00

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.

$0.87 with AETNA vs $734.00 with AETNA — 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
AETNA Acop $0.87 ↓ -100%
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $1.01 ↓ -100%
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $1.10 ↓ -100%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $1.65 ↓ -100%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $34.34 ↓ -96%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $40.40 ↓ -95%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $44.91 ↓ -95%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $50.19 ↓ -94%
The Health Plan All Products $53.87 ↓ -93%
United Medicare Advantage $53.87 ↓ -93%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $53.87 ↓ -93%
Valor All Products $53.87 ↓ -93%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $53.87 ↓ -93%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $53.87 ↓ -93%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $53.87 ↓ -93%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $53.87 ↓ -93%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $56.56 ↓ -93%
PPHP All Products $57.06 ↓ -93%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $75.88 ↓ -91%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $75.88 ↓ -91%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $98.26 ↓ -88%
OPTUM All Products VA $98.26 ↓ -88%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $98.26 ↓ -88%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $98.26 ↓ -88%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $98.91 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $98.91 ↓ -88%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $98.91 ↓ -88%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $98.91 ↓ -88%
Valor HMO & PPO $98.91 ↓ -88%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $101.69 ↓ -88%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $101.88 ↓ -88%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $102.33 ↓ -87%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.12 ↓ -87%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $106.82 ↓ -87%
United HMO & PPO $107.19 ↓ -87%
Summacare Premier $107.77 ↓ -87%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $108.80 ↓ -87%
Summacare Preferred $109.89 ↓ -87%
Aetna Acop $112.84 ↓ -86%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $120.21 ↓ -85%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $126.54 ↓ -85%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $132.87 ↓ -84%
United Managed Medicaid $132.87 ↓ -84%
Oscar All Products $133.15 ↓ -84%
Molina Managed Medicaid $139.19 ↓ -83%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $139.19 ↓ -83%
United All Products - Mid-Level $141.09 ↓ -83%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $145.80 ↓ -82%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $153.47 ↓ -81%
United All Products $155.07 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $161.14 ↓ -80%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $161.14 ↓ -80%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $161.14 ↓ -80%
United BH Managed Medicaid $162.68 ↓ -80%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $168.82 ↓ -79%
MMO NASCO $188.16 ↓ -77%
MMO SuperMed $188.16 ↓ -77%
Anthem All Products Physician $192.73 ↓ -76%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $192.73 ↓ -76%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $192.73 ↓ -76%
OHCP All Products $203.84 ↓ -75%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $207.58 ↓ -75%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $234.88 ↓ -71%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $234.88 ↓ -71%
ANTHEM HPN $240.25 ↓ -71%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $254.59 ↓ -69%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $258.86 ↓ -68%
OMAS All Products $262.00 ↓ -68%
Summacare PREMIER $263.51 ↓ -68%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $293.03 ↓ -64%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $297.27 ↓ -64%
Optum All Products Transplant $305.49 ↓ -63%
PHPHI All Products $314.40 ↓ -62%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $330.30 ↓ -60%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $356.72 ↓ -56%
MMO Traditional $366.80 ↓ -55%
GMS All Products $366.80 ↓ -55%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $367.00 ↓ -55%
MMO TRADITIONAL $382.41 ↓ -53%
Consociate Health All Products $393.00 ↓ -52%
Aetna All Products First Health $393.00 ↓ -52%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $396.36 ↓ -52%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $405.90 ↓ -50%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $415.44 ↓ -49%
Aetna Asa $419.20 ↓ -49%
The Health Plan HMO $440.40 ↓ -46%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $440.40 ↓ -46%
AETNA International $462.01 ↓ -43%
Multiplan All Products $471.60 ↓ -42%
The Health Plan ASO Self-Funded $506.46 ↓ -38%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $513.80 ↓ -37%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $513.80 ↓ -37%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $524.00 ↓ -36%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $550.50 ↓ -33%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $550.50 ↓ -33%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $551.66 ↓ -33%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $587.20 ↓ -28%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $660.60 ↓ -19%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $660.60 ↓ -19%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $660.60 ↓ -19%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $660.60 ↓ -19%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $734.00 ↓ -10%
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
United BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
AETNA NAP not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital

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Abdominal CT scan (without contrast) at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
euclid hospital Euclid $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $817.70 $1.10 – $660.60
avon hospital Avon $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
fairview hospital Cleveland $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
lutheran hospital Cleveland $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
lodi hospital Lodi $477.10 $106.34 – $660.60
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
marymount hospital Garfield Heights $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60

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