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Fusion of finger joint 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

$1,268.80

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.

$1,952.00

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 $9,170.92 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 $330.75 ↓ -74%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $348.16 ↓ -73%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $365.57 ↓ -71%
United Managed Medicaid $365.57 ↓ -71%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $366.94 ↓ -71%
Molina Managed Medicaid $382.98 ↓ -70%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $382.98 ↓ -70%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $430.01 ↓ -66%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $479.84 ↓ -62%
Oscar All Products $496.00 ↓ -61%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $536.29 ↓ -58%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $573.35 ↓ -55%
Valor All Products $573.35 ↓ -55%
United Medicare Advantage $573.35 ↓ -55%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $573.35 ↓ -55%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $573.35 ↓ -55%
The Health Plan All Products $573.35 ↓ -55%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $573.35 ↓ -55%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $573.35 ↓ -55%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $602.02 ↓ -53%
PPHP All Products $609.68 ↓ -52%
OHCP All Products $759.33 ↓ -40%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $811.94 ↓ -36%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $811.94 ↓ -36%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $927.34 ↓ -27%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $931.23 ↓ -27%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $964.29 ↓ -24%
OMAS All Products $976.00 ↓ -23%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $976.15 ↓ -23%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $1,024.96 ↓ -19%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $1,024.96 ↓ -19%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $1,024.96 ↓ -19%
United BH Managed Medicaid $1,034.72 ↓ -18%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $1,073.77 ↓ -15%
Optum All Products Transplant $1,138.02 ↓ -10%
Summacare Premier $1,151.62 ↓ -9%
Summacare Preferred $1,169.63 ↓ -8%
PHPHI All Products $1,171.20 ↓ -8%
GMS All Products $1,366.40 ↑ +8%
MMO Traditional $1,366.40 ↑ +8%
Consociate Health All Products $1,464.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna All Products First Health $1,464.00 ↑ +15%
United HMO & PPO $1,490.22 ↑ +17%
Aetna Asa $1,561.60 ↑ +23%
United All Products - Mid-Level $1,637.49 ↑ +29%
Multiplan All Products $1,756.80 ↑ +38%
United All Products $1,764.89 ↑ +39%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $1,952.00 ↑ +54%
Anthem All Products Physician $2,062.16 ↑ +63%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $2,062.16 ↑ +63%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $2,062.16 ↑ +63%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $2,997.95 ↑ +136%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $2,997.95 ↑ +136%
OPTUM All Products VA $2,997.95 ↑ +136%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,997.95 ↑ +136%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,095.56 ↑ +144%
Valor HMO & PPO $3,095.56 ↑ +144%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,095.56 ↑ +144%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,095.56 ↑ +144%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,095.56 ↑ +144%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,102.88 ↑ +145%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,188.43 ↑ +151%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,237.79 ↑ +155%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $3,343.21 ↑ +163%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $3,405.12 ↑ +168%
MMO SuperMed $5,526.53 ↑ +336%
MMO NASCO $5,526.53 ↑ +336%
ANTHEM HPN $7,795.25 ↑ +514%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $7,967.98 ↑ +528%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $9,170.92 ↑ +623%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital
Aetna Acop not published by hospital

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Fusion of finger joint at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,268.80 $1.10 – $3,095.56
mercy hospital Canton $1,268.80 $1.10 – $3,188.43
avon hospital Avon not published $994.56 – $3,405.12
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $1,623.76 – $1,880.14
euclid hospital Euclid not published $1,018.95 – $3,405.12
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $957.25 – $3,405.12
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $911.34 – $3,405.12
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights not published $997.31 – $3,405.12

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