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Fusion of foot bones 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

$2,782.00

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.

$4,280.00

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 $35,984.87 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%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $446.99 ↓ -84%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $493.55 ↓ -82%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $542.47 ↓ -81%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $571.02 ↓ -79%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $584.53 ↓ -79%
United Managed Medicaid $599.57 ↓ -78%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $599.57 ↓ -78%
Molina Managed Medicaid $628.12 ↓ -77%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $628.12 ↓ -77%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $653.30 ↓ -77%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $658.07 ↓ -76%
Valor All Products $658.07 ↓ -76%
United Medicare Advantage $658.07 ↓ -76%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $658.07 ↓ -76%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $658.07 ↓ -76%
The Health Plan All Products $658.07 ↓ -76%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $658.07 ↓ -76%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $658.07 ↓ -76%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $690.97 ↓ -75%
PPHP All Products $723.88 ↓ -74%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $971.45 ↓ -65%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $971.45 ↓ -65%
Oscar All Products $1,087.55 ↓ -61%
Summacare Preferred $1,342.46 ↓ -52%
Summacare Premier $1,402.87 ↓ -50%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $1,448.45 ↓ -48%
OHCP All Products $1,664.92 ↓ -40%
United HMO & PPO $1,793.21 ↓ -36%
United All Products - Mid-Level $1,970.42 ↓ -29%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $2,114.32 ↓ -24%
United All Products $2,123.72 ↓ -24%
OMAS All Products $2,140.00 ↓ -23%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $2,467.28 ↓ -11%
Anthem All Products Physician $2,467.28 ↓ -11%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $2,467.28 ↓ -11%
Optum All Products Transplant $2,495.24 ↓ -10%
PHPHI All Products $2,568.00 ↓ -8%
MMO Traditional $2,996.00 ↑ +8%
GMS All Products $2,996.00 ↑ +8%
Consociate Health All Products $3,210.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna All Products First Health $3,210.00 ↑ +15%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $3,246.83 ↑ +17%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $3,417.72 ↑ +23%
Aetna Asa $3,424.00 ↑ +23%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $3,588.61 ↑ +29%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $3,588.61 ↑ +29%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $3,588.61 ↑ +29%
United BH Managed Medicaid $3,622.78 ↑ +30%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $3,759.49 ↑ +35%
Multiplan All Products $3,852.00 ↑ +38%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $4,280.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $9,608.00 ↑ +245%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $11,888.68 ↑ +327%
OPTUM All Products VA $11,888.68 ↑ +327%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11,888.68 ↑ +327%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $11,888.68 ↑ +327%
Valor HMO & PPO $12,146.38 ↑ +337%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12,146.38 ↑ +337%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12,146.38 ↑ +337%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12,146.38 ↑ +337%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12,146.38 ↑ +337%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12,304.79 ↑ +342%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12,510.77 ↑ +350%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12,839.78 ↑ +362%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $13,118.09 ↑ +372%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $13,361.02 ↑ +380%
MMO NASCO $22,471.68 ↑ +708%
MMO SuperMed $22,471.68 ↑ +708%
ANTHEM HPN $30,587.02 ↑ +999%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $31,264.79 ↑ +1024%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $35,984.87 ↑ +1193%
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
Aetna Acop not published by hospital

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Fusion of foot bones at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $2,782.00 $1.10 – $12,146.38
mercy hospital Canton $2,782.00 $1.10 – $12,510.77
avon hospital Avon not published $3,482.17 – $13,361.02
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $5,685.11 – $6,582.76
euclid hospital Euclid not published $3,567.57 – $13,361.02
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $3,351.55 – $13,361.02
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $3,190.79 – $13,361.02
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights not published $3,491.79 – $13,361.02

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