Brach/thor cath 3rd 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

$5,281.25

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.

$8,125.00

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 $8,125.00 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%
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $1.10 ↓ -100%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $206.58 ↓ -96%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $214.30 ↓ -96%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $224.64 ↓ -96%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $225.58 ↓ -96%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $236.86 ↓ -96%
United Managed Medicaid $236.86 ↓ -96%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $248.14 ↓ -95%
Molina Managed Medicaid $248.14 ↓ -95%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $270.15 ↓ -95%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $283.94 ↓ -95%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $298.88 ↓ -94%
United Medicare Advantage $299.52 ↓ -94%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $299.52 ↓ -94%
The Health Plan All Products $299.52 ↓ -94%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $299.52 ↓ -94%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $299.52 ↓ -94%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $299.52 ↓ -94%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $299.52 ↓ -94%
Valor All Products $299.52 ↓ -94%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $301.93 ↓ -94%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $313.82 ↓ -94%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $313.82 ↓ -94%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $313.82 ↓ -94%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $314.50 ↓ -94%
United BH Managed Medicaid $316.81 ↓ -94%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $328.77 ↓ -94%
PPHP All Products $329.47 ↓ -94%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $441.19 ↓ -92%
ANTHEM HPN $553.44 ↓ -90%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $601.86 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $609.65 ↓ -88%
Summacare Preferred $611.02 ↓ -88%
Oscar All Products $639.32 ↓ -88%
Summacare Premier $648.35 ↓ -88%
OHCP All Products $978.72 ↓ -81%
Anthem All Products Physician $1,120.55 ↓ -79%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $1,120.55 ↓ -79%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $1,242.90 ↓ -76%
OMAS All Products $1,258.00 ↓ -76%
MMO NASCO $1,358.64 ↓ -74%
MMO SuperMed $1,358.64 ↓ -74%
Optum All Products Transplant $1,466.83 ↓ -72%
PHPHI All Products $1,509.60 ↓ -71%
GMS All Products $1,761.20 ↓ -67%
MMO Traditional $1,761.20 ↓ -67%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,771.25 ↓ -66%
Consociate Health All Products $1,887.00 ↓ -64%
Aetna All Products First Health $1,887.00 ↓ -64%
Aetna Asa $2,012.80 ↓ -62%
Cigna All Products Mid-Level $2,138.29 ↓ -60%
Multiplan All Products $2,264.40 ↓ -57%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $2,286.93 ↓ -57%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $2,297.75 ↓ -56%
Aetna Acop $2,489.41 ↓ -53%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $2,516.00 ↓ -52%
Cigna All Products Physician $2,526.61 ↓ -52%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $2,600.00 ↓ -51%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $2,600.00 ↓ -51%
Summacare PREMIER $2,916.88 ↓ -45%
AETNA Acop $3,265.00 ↓ -38%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $3,290.63 ↓ -38%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $3,656.25 ↓ -31%
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $3,810.00 ↓ -28%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $3,948.75 ↓ -25%
AETNA International $4,001.00 ↓ -24%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $4,062.50 ↓ -23%
United HMO & PPO $4,197.40 ↓ -21%
MMO TRADITIONAL $4,233.13 ↓ -20%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $4,387.50 ↓ -17%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $4,493.13 ↓ -15%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $4,598.75 ↓ -13%
United All Products - Mid-Level $4,612.20 ↓ -13%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $4,875.00 ↓ -8%
The Health Plan HMO $4,875.00 ↓ -8%
United All Products $4,971.04 ↓ -6%
The Health Plan ASO Self-Funded $5,606.25 ↑ +6%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $5,687.50 ↑ +8%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $5,687.50 ↑ +8%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $5,808.33 ↑ +10%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $6,093.75 ↑ +15%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $6,093.75 ↑ +15%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $6,500.00 ↑ +23%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $7,312.50 ↑ +38%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $7,312.50 ↑ +38%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $7,312.50 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $7,312.50 ↑ +38%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $8,125.00 ↑ +54%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP not published by hospital —
OPTUM All Products VA not published by hospital —
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
MMO ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO not published by hospital —
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
United BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO not published by hospital —
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
AETNA NAP not published by hospital —
Valor HMO & PPO not published by hospital —
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —

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Brach/thor cath 3rd at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $1,237.80 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $1,237.80 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $1,237.80 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $1,237.80 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $946.80 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $387.33 $468.60 – $671.66
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $5,281.25 $0.01 – $7,312.50
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