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Excise inferior turbinate 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

$992.55

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$1,527.00

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 $9,292.73 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 $207.28 ↓ -79%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $218.19 ↓ -78%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $229.10 ↓ -77%
United Managed Medicaid $229.10 ↓ -77%
Molina Managed Medicaid $240.01 ↓ -76%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $240.01 ↓ -76%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $247.59 ↓ -75%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $279.09 ↓ -72%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $323.77 ↓ -67%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $361.86 ↓ -64%
The Health Plan All Products $372.12 ↓ -63%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $372.12 ↓ -63%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $372.12 ↓ -63%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $372.12 ↓ -63%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $372.12 ↓ -63%
United Medicare Advantage $372.12 ↓ -63%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $372.12 ↓ -63%
Valor All Products $372.12 ↓ -63%
Oscar All Products $388.01 ↓ -61%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $390.73 ↓ -61%
PPHP All Products $409.33 ↓ -59%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $550.19 ↓ -45%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $550.19 ↓ -45%
OHCP All Products $594.00 ↓ -40%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $638.56 ↓ -36%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $754.34 ↓ -24%
Summacare Preferred $759.12 ↓ -24%
OMAS All Products $763.50 ↓ -23%
Summacare Premier $777.04 ↓ -22%
Optum All Products Transplant $890.24 ↓ -10%
PHPHI All Products $916.20 ↓ -8%
United HMO & PPO $1,005.62 ↑ +1%
GMS All Products $1,068.90 ↑ +8%
MMO Traditional $1,068.90 ↑ +8%
United All Products - Mid-Level $1,105.00 ↑ +11%
Consociate Health All Products $1,145.25 ↑ +15%
Aetna All Products First Health $1,145.25 ↑ +15%
United All Products $1,190.97 ↑ +20%
Aetna Asa $1,221.60 ↑ +23%
Multiplan All Products $1,374.30 ↑ +38%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $1,397.35 ↑ +41%
Anthem All Products Physician $1,397.35 ↑ +41%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $1,397.35 ↑ +41%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $1,527.00 ↑ +54%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $1,634.67 ↑ +65%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $1,720.70 ↑ +73%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $1,806.74 ↑ +82%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $1,806.74 ↑ +82%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $1,806.74 ↑ +82%
United BH Managed Medicaid $1,823.94 ↑ +84%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $1,892.77 ↑ +91%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,996.53 ↑ +202%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $2,996.53 ↑ +202%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $2,996.53 ↑ +202%
OPTUM All Products VA $2,996.53 ↑ +202%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,101.41 ↑ +212%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,136.68 ↑ +216%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,136.68 ↑ +216%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,136.68 ↑ +216%
Valor HMO & PPO $3,136.68 ↑ +216%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,136.68 ↑ +216%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,230.78 ↑ +226%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,236.25 ↑ +226%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $3,387.61 ↑ +241%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $3,450.35 ↑ +248%
MMO NASCO $5,497.86 ↑ +454%
MMO SuperMed $5,497.86 ↑ +454%
ANTHEM HPN $7,898.79 ↑ +696%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $8,073.81 ↑ +713%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $9,292.73 ↑ +836%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
Aetna Acop not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital

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Excise inferior turbinate at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $992.55 $1.10 – $3,136.68
mercy hospital Canton $992.55 $1.10 – $3,230.78
avon hospital Avon not published $1,753.14 – $3,450.35
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euclid hospital Euclid not published $1,796.15 – $3,450.35
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $1,687.38 – $3,450.35
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $1,606.45 – $3,450.35
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