Eye Socket, Pituitary or Ear CT Scan (with and without contrast) 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

$798.20

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.

$1,228.00

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 $1,228.00 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 $36.63 ↓ -95%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $42.88 ↓ -95%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $47.90 ↓ -94%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $53.53 ↓ -93%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $57.17 ↓ -93%
Valor All Products $57.17 ↓ -93%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $57.17 ↓ -93%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $57.17 ↓ -93%
United Medicare Advantage $57.17 ↓ -93%
The Health Plan All Products $57.17 ↓ -93%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $57.17 ↓ -93%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $57.17 ↓ -93%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $60.03 ↓ -92%
PPHP All Products $60.86 ↓ -92%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $80.91 ↓ -90%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $80.91 ↓ -90%
United HMO & PPO $114.32 ↓ -86%
Summacare Premier $114.95 ↓ -86%
Summacare Preferred $116.63 ↓ -85%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $123.90 ↓ -84%
Oscar All Products $142.04 ↓ -82%
United All Products - Mid-Level $150.47 ↓ -81%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $164.49 ↓ -79%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $164.49 ↓ -79%
OPTUM All Products VA $164.49 ↓ -79%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $164.49 ↓ -79%
United All Products $165.39 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $165.94 ↓ -79%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $165.94 ↓ -79%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $165.94 ↓ -79%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $165.94 ↓ -79%
Valor HMO & PPO $165.94 ↓ -79%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $170.24 ↓ -79%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $170.92 ↓ -79%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $177.65 ↓ -78%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $179.22 ↓ -78%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $182.54 ↓ -77%
Anthem All Products Physician $205.47 ↓ -74%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $205.47 ↓ -74%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $205.47 ↓ -74%
OHCP All Products $217.45 ↓ -73%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $276.15 ↓ -65%
OMAS All Products $279.50 ↓ -65%
MMO NASCO $301.86 ↓ -62%
MMO SuperMed $301.86 ↓ -62%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $312.54 ↓ -61%
Optum All Products Transplant $325.90 ↓ -59%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $328.99 ↓ -59%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $328.99 ↓ -59%
PHPHI All Products $335.40 ↓ -58%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $345.44 ↓ -57%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $345.44 ↓ -57%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $345.44 ↓ -57%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $347.28 ↓ -56%
United BH Managed Medicaid $348.73 ↓ -56%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $361.89 ↓ -55%
ANTHEM HPN $378.61 ↓ -53%
GMS All Products $391.30 ↓ -51%
MMO Traditional $391.30 ↓ -51%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $392.96 ↓ -51%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $392.96 ↓ -51%
Consociate Health All Products $419.25 ↓ -47%
Aetna All Products First Health $419.25 ↓ -47%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $427.14 ↓ -46%
Summacare PREMIER $440.85 ↓ -45%
Aetna Asa $447.20 ↓ -44%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $491.62 ↓ -38%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $497.34 ↓ -38%
Multiplan All Products $503.10 ↓ -37%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $552.60 ↓ -31%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $559.00 ↓ -30%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $596.81 ↓ -25%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $614.00 ↓ -23%
MMO TRADITIONAL $639.79 ↓ -20%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $663.12 ↓ -17%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $679.08 ↓ -15%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $695.05 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan HMO $736.80 ↓ -8%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $736.80 ↓ -8%
AETNA International $758.04 ↓ -5%
The Health Plan ASO Self-Funded $847.32 ↑ +6%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $859.60 ↑ +8%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $859.60 ↑ +8%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $903.92 ↑ +13%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $921.00 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $921.00 ↑ +15%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $982.40 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $1,105.20 ↑ +38%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $1,105.20 ↑ +38%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $1,105.20 ↑ +38%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $1,105.20 ↑ +38%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $1,228.00 ↑ +54%
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Aetna Acop not published by hospital —
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital —
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant not published by hospital —
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital —
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Caresource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
AETNA NAP not published by hospital —
United BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —

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