Echocardiography transthoracic 2d complete w/contrast or without & w/contrast with doppler 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

$2,952.95

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$4,543.00

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.

$280.48 with OPTUM vs $4,543.00 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

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
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $280.48 ↓ -91%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $295.24 ↓ -90%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $295.24 ↓ -90%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $310.00 ↓ -90%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $310.00 ↓ -90%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $310.00 ↓ -90%
United BH Managed Medicaid $312.95 ↓ -89%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $324.76 ↓ -89%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $730.00 ↓ -75%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $730.00 ↓ -75%
OPTUM All Products VA $730.00 ↓ -75%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $730.00 ↓ -75%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $741.65 ↓ -75%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $741.65 ↓ -75%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $741.65 ↓ -75%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $741.65 ↓ -75%
Valor HMO & PPO $741.65 ↓ -75%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $755.55 ↓ -74%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $763.90 ↓ -74%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $788.40 ↓ -73%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $800.98 ↓ -73%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $815.81 ↓ -72%
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $815.81 ↓ -72%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $1,284.76 ↓ -56%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $1,453.76 ↓ -51%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $1,453.76 ↓ -51%
Summacare Preferred $1,499.19 ↓ -49%
Summacare PREMIER $1,630.94 ↓ -45%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $1,839.92 ↓ -38%
ANTHEM HPN $1,867.62 ↓ -37%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $1,909.01 ↓ -35%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $2,044.35 ↓ -31%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $2,197.21 ↓ -26%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $2,207.90 ↓ -25%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $2,244.24 ↓ -24%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $2,271.50 ↓ -23%
MMO TRADITIONAL $2,366.90 ↓ -20%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $2,453.22 ↓ -17%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $2,512.28 ↓ -15%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $2,571.34 ↓ -13%
AETNA Acop $2,725.80 ↓ -8%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $2,725.80 ↓ -8%
The Health Plan HMO $2,725.80 ↓ -8%
The Health Plan ASO Self-Funded $3,134.67 ↑ +6%
AETNA International $3,180.10 ↑ +8%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $3,180.10 ↑ +8%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $3,180.10 ↑ +8%
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $3,180.10 ↑ +8%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $3,407.25 ↑ +15%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $3,407.25 ↑ +15%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $3,548.08 ↑ +20%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $3,634.40 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $4,088.70 ↑ +38%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $4,088.70 ↑ +38%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $4,088.70 ↑ +38%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $4,088.70 ↑ +38%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $4,543.00 ↑ +54%
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
United BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
AETNA NAP not published by hospital

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Echocardiography transthoracic 2d complete w/contrast or without & w/contrast with doppler at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $1,631.12 $1,973.40 – $2,532.53
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euclid hospital Euclid $2,952.95 $308.19 – $4,088.70
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lutheran hospital Cleveland $2,952.95 $275.64 – $4,088.70
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $2,952.95 $301.64 – $4,088.70
lodi hospital Lodi $2,952.95 $470.59 – $4,088.70

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