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Exc thigh/knee tum deep <5cm 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

$2,301.00

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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.

$3,540.00

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.

$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 $304.76 ↓ -87%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $320.80 ↓ -86%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $336.84 ↓ -85%
United Managed Medicaid $336.84 ↓ -85%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $352.88 ↓ -85%
Molina Managed Medicaid $352.88 ↓ -85%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $386.50 ↓ -83%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $429.74 ↓ -81%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $505.42 ↓ -78%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $564.88 ↓ -75%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $572.99 ↓ -75%
Valor All Products $572.99 ↓ -75%
United Medicare Advantage $572.99 ↓ -75%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $572.99 ↓ -75%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $572.99 ↓ -75%
The Health Plan All Products $572.99 ↓ -75%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $572.99 ↓ -75%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $572.99 ↓ -75%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $601.64 ↓ -74%
PPHP All Products $630.29 ↓ -73%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $838.51 ↓ -64%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $838.51 ↓ -64%
Oscar All Products $899.51 ↓ -61%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $1,013.55 ↓ -56%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $1,072.58 ↓ -53%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $1,129.03 ↓ -51%
Summacare Preferred $1,168.90 ↓ -49%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $1,185.48 ↓ -48%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $1,185.48 ↓ -48%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $1,185.48 ↓ -48%
United BH Managed Medicaid $1,196.77 ↓ -48%
Summacare Premier $1,213.00 ↓ -47%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $1,241.93 ↓ -46%
OHCP All Products $1,377.06 ↓ -40%
United HMO & PPO $1,551.96 ↓ -33%
United All Products - Mid-Level $1,705.33 ↓ -26%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $1,748.76 ↓ -24%
OMAS All Products $1,770.00 ↓ -23%
United All Products $1,838.00 ↓ -20%
Optum All Products Transplant $2,063.82 ↓ -10%
PHPHI All Products $2,124.00 ↓ -8%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $2,129.65 ↓ -7%
Anthem All Products Physician $2,129.65 ↓ -7%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $2,129.65 ↓ -7%
MMO Traditional $2,478.00 ↑ +8%
GMS All Products $2,478.00 ↑ +8%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $2,644.48 ↑ +15%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $2,644.48 ↑ +15%
OPTUM All Products VA $2,644.48 ↑ +15%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,644.48 ↑ +15%
Aetna All Products First Health $2,655.00 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health All Products $2,655.00 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,737.03 ↑ +19%
Valor HMO & PPO $2,748.08 ↑ +19%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,748.08 ↑ +19%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,748.08 ↑ +19%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,748.08 ↑ +19%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,748.08 ↑ +19%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,830.53 ↑ +23%
Aetna Asa $2,832.00 ↑ +23%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,856.04 ↑ +24%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $2,967.93 ↑ +29%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $3,022.89 ↑ +31%
Multiplan All Products $3,186.00 ↑ +38%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $3,540.00 ↑ +54%
MMO SuperMed $4,850.94 ↑ +111%
MMO NASCO $4,850.94 ↑ +111%
ANTHEM HPN $6,920.23 ↑ +201%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $7,073.57 ↑ +207%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $8,141.48 ↑ +254%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital
Aetna Acop not published by hospital

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Exc thigh/knee tum deep <5cm at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $2,301.00 $1.10 – $3,186.00
mercy hospital Canton $2,301.00 $1.10 – $3,186.00
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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