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Biliary endoscopy thru skin 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

$31,129.80

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$47,892.00

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.

$0.01 with UNITED vs $47,892.00 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
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $0.01 ↓ -100%
ANTHEM HPN $657.91 ↓ -98%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $2,272.63 ↓ -93%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $2,392.24 ↓ -92%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $2,392.24 ↓ -92%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $2,511.85 ↓ -92%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $2,511.85 ↓ -92%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $2,511.85 ↓ -92%
United BH Managed Medicaid $2,535.77 ↓ -92%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $2,631.46 ↓ -92%
AETNA Acop $5,355.00 ↓ -83%
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $6,249.00 ↓ -80%
AETNA International $6,561.00 ↓ -79%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9,619.76 ↓ -69%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $9,619.76 ↓ -69%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $9,619.76 ↓ -69%
OPTUM All Products VA $9,619.76 ↓ -69%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9,956.45 ↓ -68%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10,056.64 ↓ -68%
Valor HMO & PPO $10,056.64 ↓ -68%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10,056.64 ↓ -68%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10,056.64 ↓ -68%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10,056.64 ↓ -68%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10,358.34 ↓ -67%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10,389.34 ↓ -67%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $10,861.17 ↓ -65%
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $11,062.31 ↓ -64%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $11,062.31 ↓ -64%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $13,543.86 ↓ -56%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $15,325.44 ↓ -51%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $15,325.44 ↓ -51%
Summacare Preferred $15,804.36 ↓ -49%
Summacare PREMIER $17,193.23 ↓ -45%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $19,396.26 ↓ -38%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $21,551.40 ↓ -31%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $23,275.51 ↓ -25%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $23,658.65 ↓ -24%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $23,946.00 ↓ -23%
MMO TRADITIONAL $24,951.73 ↓ -20%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $25,861.68 ↓ -17%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $25,885.80 ↓ -17%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $26,484.28 ↓ -15%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $27,106.87 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan HMO $28,735.20 ↓ -8%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $28,735.20 ↓ -8%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $29,793.81 ↓ -4%
The Health Plan ASO Self-Funded $33,045.48 ↑ +6%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $33,524.40 ↑ +8%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $33,524.40 ↑ +8%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $35,919.00 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $35,919.00 ↑ +15%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $38,313.60 ↑ +23%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $43,102.80 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $43,102.80 ↑ +38%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $43,102.80 ↑ +38%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $43,102.80 ↑ +38%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $47,892.00 ↑ +54%
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
United BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
AETNA NAP not published by hospital
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital

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Biliary endoscopy thru skin at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $31,129.80 $0.01 – $43,102.80
avon hospital Avon $31,129.80 $0.01 – $43,102.80
euclid hospital Euclid $31,129.80 $0.01 – $43,102.80
fairview hospital Cleveland $31,129.80 $0.01 – $43,102.80
lutheran hospital Cleveland $31,129.80 $0.01 – $43,102.80
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $31,129.80 $0.01 – $43,102.80
marymount hospital Garfield Heights $31,129.80 $0.01 – $43,102.80
medina hospital Medina $31,129.80 $0.01 – $43,102.80

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