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Bone biopsy open superficial 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

$746.20

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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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$1,148.00

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.

$1.10 with Zing Health vs $8,141.48 with ANTHEM — 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
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $1.10 ↓ -100%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $86.07 ↓ -88%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $93.40 ↓ -87%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $112.56 ↓ -85%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $124.53 ↓ -83%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $124.53 ↓ -83%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $124.53 ↓ -83%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $124.53 ↓ -83%
Valor All Products $124.53 ↓ -83%
United Medicare Advantage $124.53 ↓ -83%
The Health Plan All Products $124.53 ↓ -83%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $124.53 ↓ -83%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $125.80 ↓ -83%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $130.76 ↓ -82%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $136.44 ↓ -82%
PPHP All Products $136.98 ↓ -82%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $143.62 ↓ -81%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $150.80 ↓ -80%
United Managed Medicaid $150.80 ↓ -80%
Molina Managed Medicaid $157.98 ↓ -79%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $157.98 ↓ -79%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $186.66 ↓ -75%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $186.66 ↓ -75%
Summacare Preferred $254.04 ↓ -66%
Summacare Premier $270.14 ↓ -64%
Oscar All Products $291.71 ↓ -61%
United HMO & PPO $346.06 ↓ -54%
United All Products - Mid-Level $380.26 ↓ -49%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $384.95 ↓ -48%
United All Products $409.84 ↓ -45%
OHCP All Products $446.57 ↓ -40%
Anthem All Products Physician $474.09 ↓ -36%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $474.09 ↓ -36%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $474.09 ↓ -36%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $567.11 ↓ -24%
OMAS All Products $574.00 ↓ -23%
Optum All Products Transplant $669.28 ↓ -10%
PHPHI All Products $688.80 ↓ -8%
GMS All Products $803.60 ↑ +8%
MMO Traditional $803.60 ↑ +8%
Aetna All Products First Health $861.00 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health All Products $861.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna Asa $918.40 ↑ +23%
Multiplan All Products $1,033.20 ↑ +38%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $1,072.58 ↑ +44%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $1,129.03 ↑ +51%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $1,148.00 ↑ +54%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $1,185.48 ↑ +59%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $1,185.48 ↑ +59%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $1,185.48 ↑ +59%
United BH Managed Medicaid $1,196.77 ↑ +60%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $1,241.93 ↑ +66%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,644.48 ↑ +254%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $2,644.48 ↑ +254%
OPTUM All Products VA $2,644.48 ↑ +254%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $2,644.48 ↑ +254%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,737.03 ↑ +267%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,748.08 ↑ +268%
Valor HMO & PPO $2,748.08 ↑ +268%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,748.08 ↑ +268%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,748.08 ↑ +268%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,748.08 ↑ +268%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,830.53 ↑ +279%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,856.04 ↑ +283%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $2,967.93 ↑ +298%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $3,022.89 ↑ +305%
MMO NASCO $4,850.94 ↑ +550%
MMO SuperMed $4,850.94 ↑ +550%
ANTHEM HPN $6,920.23 ↑ +827%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $7,073.57 ↑ +848%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $8,141.48 ↑ +991%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
Aetna Acop not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital

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Bone biopsy open superficial at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $8,557.25 $0.01 – $11,848.50
avon hospital Avon $8,557.25 $0.01 – $11,848.50
euclid hospital Euclid $8,557.25 $0.01 – $11,848.50
fairview hospital Cleveland $8,557.25 $0.01 – $11,848.50
lutheran hospital Cleveland $8,557.25 $0.01 – $11,848.50
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $8,557.25 $0.01 – $11,848.50
marymount hospital Garfield Heights $8,557.25 $0.01 – $11,848.50
medina hospital Medina $8,557.25 $0.01 – $11,848.50

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