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Deep muscle biopsy 20205 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

$611.00

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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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$940.00

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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%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $77.94 ↓ -87%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $82.04 ↓ -87%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $86.14 ↓ -86%
United Managed Medicaid $86.14 ↓ -86%
Molina Managed Medicaid $90.24 ↓ -85%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $90.24 ↓ -85%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $95.68 ↓ -84%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $107.71 ↓ -82%
Oscar All Products $118.16 ↓ -81%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $125.12 ↓ -80%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $139.84 ↓ -77%
The Health Plan All Products $143.61 ↓ -76%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $143.61 ↓ -76%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $143.61 ↓ -76%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $143.61 ↓ -76%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $143.61 ↓ -76%
United Medicare Advantage $143.61 ↓ -76%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $143.61 ↓ -76%
Valor All Products $143.61 ↓ -76%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $150.79 ↓ -75%
PPHP All Products $157.97 ↓ -74%
OHCP All Products $180.89 ↓ -70%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $207.88 ↓ -66%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $229.71 ↓ -62%
OMAS All Products $232.50 ↓ -62%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $265.25 ↓ -57%
Optum All Products Transplant $271.10 ↓ -56%
PHPHI All Products $279.00 ↓ -54%
Summacare Preferred $292.96 ↓ -52%
Summacare Premier $300.29 ↓ -51%
GMS All Products $325.50 ↓ -47%
MMO Traditional $325.50 ↓ -47%
Aetna All Products First Health $348.75 ↓ -43%
Consociate Health All Products $348.75 ↓ -43%
Aetna Asa $372.00 ↓ -39%
Cigna All Products Mid-Level $373.24 ↓ -39%
Aetna Acop $398.97 ↓ -35%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $399.18 ↓ -35%
Multiplan All Products $418.50 ↓ -32%
Cigna All Products Physician $441.00 ↓ -28%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $465.00 ↓ -24%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $527.99 ↓ -14%
Anthem All Products Physician $527.99 ↓ -14%
United HMO & PPO $732.16 ↑ +20%
United All Products - Mid-Level $804.51 ↑ +32%
United All Products $867.10 ↑ +42%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $1,013.82 ↑ +66%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $1,072.58 ↑ +76%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $1,129.03 ↑ +85%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $1,185.48 ↑ +94%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $1,185.48 ↑ +94%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $1,185.48 ↑ +94%
United BH Managed Medicaid $1,196.77 ↑ +96%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $1,241.93 ↑ +103%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,644.48 ↑ +333%
OPTUM All Products VA $2,644.48 ↑ +333%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $2,644.48 ↑ +333%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $2,644.48 ↑ +333%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,737.03 ↑ +348%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,748.08 ↑ +350%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,748.08 ↑ +350%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,748.08 ↑ +350%
Valor HMO & PPO $2,748.08 ↑ +350%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,748.08 ↑ +350%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,830.53 ↑ +363%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,856.04 ↑ +367%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $2,967.93 ↑ +386%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $3,022.89 ↑ +395%
MMO SuperMed $4,850.94 ↑ +694%
MMO NASCO $4,850.94 ↑ +694%
ANTHEM HPN $6,920.23 ↑ +1033%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $7,073.57 ↑ +1058%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $8,141.48 ↑ +1232%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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Deep muscle biopsy 20205 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $8,557.25 $0.01 – $11,848.50
mercy hospital Canton $611.00 $1.10 – $2,830.53
avon hospital Avon not published $1,150.32 – $3,022.89
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $1,878.06 – $2,174.60
euclid hospital Euclid not published $1,178.53 – $3,022.89
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $1,107.18 – $3,022.89
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $1,054.06 – $3,022.89
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights not published $1,153.50 – $3,022.89

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