Esophageal dilat s&i 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

$581.10

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.

$894.00

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.

$0.87 with AETNA vs $894.00 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
AETNA Acop $0.87 ↓ -100%
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $1.01 ↓ -100%
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $1.10 ↓ -100%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $1.65 ↓ -100%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $16.44 ↓ -97%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $21.28 ↓ -96%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $21.50 ↓ -96%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $24.03 ↓ -96%
PPHP All Products $27.31 ↓ -95%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $28.37 ↓ -95%
The Health Plan All Products $28.37 ↓ -95%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $28.37 ↓ -95%
United Medicare Advantage $28.37 ↓ -95%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $28.37 ↓ -95%
Valor All Products $28.37 ↓ -95%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $28.37 ↓ -95%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $28.37 ↓ -95%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $29.79 ↓ -95%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $35.68 ↓ -94%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $35.68 ↓ -94%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $50.27 ↓ -91%
United HMO & PPO $51.34 ↓ -91%
Summacare Premier $51.59 ↓ -91%
Oscar All Products $53.62 ↓ -91%
Summacare Preferred $57.87 ↓ -90%
United All Products - Mid-Level $67.57 ↓ -88%
United All Products $74.27 ↓ -87%
OHCP All Products $82.08 ↓ -86%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $89.44 ↓ -85%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $90.63 ↓ -84%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $90.63 ↓ -84%
Anthem All Products Physician $90.63 ↓ -84%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $94.15 ↓ -84%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $94.15 ↓ -84%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $98.86 ↓ -83%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $98.86 ↓ -83%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $98.86 ↓ -83%
United BH Managed Medicaid $99.80 ↓ -83%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $103.57 ↓ -82%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $104.23 ↓ -82%
OMAS All Products $105.50 ↓ -82%
MMO SuperMed $113.94 ↓ -80%
MMO NASCO $113.94 ↓ -80%
Optum All Products Transplant $123.01 ↓ -79%
PHPHI All Products $126.60 ↓ -78%
ANTHEM HPN $133.03 ↓ -77%
MMO Traditional $147.70 ↓ -75%
GMS All Products $147.70 ↓ -75%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $156.45 ↓ -73%
Aetna All Products First Health $158.25 ↓ -73%
Consociate Health All Products $158.25 ↓ -73%
Aetna Asa $168.80 ↓ -71%
Multiplan All Products $189.90 ↓ -67%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $194.89 ↓ -66%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $211.00 ↓ -64%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $252.82 ↓ -56%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $286.08 ↓ -51%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $286.08 ↓ -51%
Summacare PREMIER $320.95 ↓ -45%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $362.07 ↓ -38%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $402.30 ↓ -31%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $434.48 ↓ -25%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $447.00 ↓ -23%
MMO TRADITIONAL $465.77 ↓ -20%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $482.76 ↓ -17%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $494.38 ↓ -15%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $506.00 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan HMO $536.40 ↓ -8%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $536.40 ↓ -8%
The Health Plan ASO Self-Funded $616.86 ↑ +6%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $625.80 ↑ +8%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $625.80 ↑ +8%
AETNA International $625.80 ↑ +8%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $670.50 ↑ +15%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $670.50 ↑ +15%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $715.20 ↑ +23%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $751.85 ↑ +29%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $804.60 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $804.60 ↑ +38%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $804.60 ↑ +38%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $804.60 ↑ +38%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $894.00 ↑ +54%
OPTUM All Products VA not published by hospital —
AETNA NAP not published by hospital —
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Caresource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital —
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital —
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO not published by hospital —
MMO ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant not published by hospital —
Aetna Acop not published by hospital —
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP not published by hospital —
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
United Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
United BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Valor HMO & PPO not published by hospital —

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Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $690.00 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $1,032.60 not published
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