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Dilation of anal sphincter 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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$940.00

Gross charge

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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 $3,354.00 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

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 $104.72 ↓ -83%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $110.71 ↓ -82%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $116.54 ↓ -81%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $122.33 ↓ -80%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $122.37 ↓ -80%
United Managed Medicaid $122.37 ↓ -80%
Molina Managed Medicaid $128.19 ↓ -79%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $128.19 ↓ -79%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $136.94 ↓ -78%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $153.05 ↓ -75%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $163.10 ↓ -73%
United Medicare Advantage $163.10 ↓ -73%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $163.10 ↓ -73%
Valor All Products $163.10 ↓ -73%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $163.10 ↓ -73%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $163.10 ↓ -73%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $163.10 ↓ -73%
The Health Plan All Products $163.10 ↓ -73%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $171.26 ↓ -72%
PPHP All Products $173.99 ↓ -72%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $226.88 ↓ -63%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $226.88 ↓ -63%
Oscar All Products $238.85 ↓ -61%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $284.27 ↓ -53%
Summacare Premier $328.64 ↓ -46%
Summacare Preferred $332.72 ↓ -46%
OHCP All Products $365.66 ↓ -40%
United HMO & PPO $419.58 ↓ -31%
United All Products - Mid-Level $461.04 ↓ -25%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $464.36 ↓ -24%
OMAS All Products $470.00 ↓ -23%
United All Products $496.91 ↓ -19%
Optum All Products Transplant $548.02 ↓ -10%
PHPHI All Products $564.00 ↓ -8%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $576.22 ↓ -6%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $576.22 ↓ -6%
Anthem All Products Physician $576.22 ↓ -6%
GMS All Products $658.00 ↑ +8%
MMO Traditional $658.00 ↑ +8%
Aetna All Products First Health $705.00 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health All Products $705.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna Asa $752.00 ↑ +23%
Multiplan All Products $846.00 ↑ +38%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $863.18 ↑ +41%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $908.61 ↑ +49%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $940.00 ↑ +54%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $954.04 ↑ +56%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $954.04 ↑ +56%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $954.04 ↑ +56%
United BH Managed Medicaid $963.13 ↑ +58%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $999.47 ↑ +64%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,089.45 ↑ +78%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $1,089.45 ↑ +78%
OPTUM All Products VA $1,089.45 ↑ +78%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $1,089.45 ↑ +78%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,127.58 ↑ +85%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,132.12 ↑ +85%
Valor HMO & PPO $1,132.12 ↑ +85%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,132.12 ↑ +85%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,132.12 ↑ +85%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,132.12 ↑ +85%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,166.08 ↑ +91%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,176.60 ↑ +93%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $1,222.68 ↑ +100%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $1,245.33 ↑ +104%
MMO NASCO $2,014.21 ↑ +230%
MMO SuperMed $2,014.21 ↑ +230%
ANTHEM HPN $2,850.89 ↑ +367%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $2,914.06 ↑ +377%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $3,354.00 ↑ +449%
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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Dilation of anal sphincter at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $3,525.60 $1.10 – $4,881.60
mercy hospital Canton $611.00 $1.10 – $1,166.08
avon hospital Avon not published $925.74 – $1,245.33
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $1,511.41 – $1,750.06
euclid hospital Euclid not published $948.45 – $1,245.33
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $891.02 – $1,245.33
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $848.28 – $1,245.33
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights not published $928.31 – $1,245.33

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