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Gastroesophageal reflux test 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

$1,838.85

Cash price

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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.

$2,829.00

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 $1,045.90 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 $29.72 ↓ -98%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $36.93 ↓ -98%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $38.86 ↓ -98%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $43.43 ↓ -98%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $49.24 ↓ -97%
Valor All Products $49.24 ↓ -97%
United Medicare Advantage $49.24 ↓ -97%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $49.24 ↓ -97%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $49.24 ↓ -97%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $49.24 ↓ -97%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $49.24 ↓ -97%
The Health Plan All Products $49.24 ↓ -97%
PPHP All Products $49.38 ↓ -97%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $51.70 ↓ -97%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $65.74 ↓ -96%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $65.74 ↓ -96%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $88.40 ↓ -95%
Summacare Premier $93.27 ↓ -95%
Oscar All Products $98.59 ↓ -95%
Summacare Preferred $100.45 ↓ -95%
United All Products - Mid-Level $123.31 ↓ -93%
United HMO & PPO $125.58 ↓ -93%
United All Products $130.33 ↓ -93%
OHCP All Products $150.93 ↓ -92%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $157.10 ↓ -91%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $165.37 ↓ -91%
Anthem All Products Physician $166.96 ↓ -91%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $166.96 ↓ -91%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $166.96 ↓ -91%
United Managed Medicaid $173.64 ↓ -91%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $173.64 ↓ -91%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $181.91 ↓ -90%
Molina Managed Medicaid $181.91 ↓ -90%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $191.67 ↓ -90%
OMAS All Products $194.00 ↓ -89%
MMO NASCO $209.52 ↓ -89%
MMO SuperMed $209.52 ↓ -89%
Optum All Products Transplant $226.20 ↓ -88%
PHPHI All Products $232.80 ↓ -87%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $237.67 ↓ -87%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $250.18 ↓ -86%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $262.69 ↓ -86%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $262.69 ↓ -86%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $262.69 ↓ -86%
United BH Managed Medicaid $265.19 ↓ -86%
GMS All Products $271.60 ↓ -85%
MMO Traditional $271.60 ↓ -85%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $275.20 ↓ -85%
Aetna All Products First Health $291.00 ↓ -84%
Consociate Health All Products $291.00 ↓ -84%
Aetna Asa $310.40 ↓ -83%
Multiplan All Products $349.20 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $353.04 ↓ -81%
Valor HMO & PPO $353.04 ↓ -81%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $353.04 ↓ -81%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $353.04 ↓ -81%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $353.04 ↓ -81%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $363.63 ↓ -80%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $381.28 ↓ -79%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $388.00 ↓ -79%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $388.34 ↓ -79%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $490.26 ↓ -73%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $490.26 ↓ -73%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $490.26 ↓ -73%
OPTUM All Products VA $490.26 ↓ -73%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $507.42 ↓ -72%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $529.48 ↓ -71%
ANTHEM HPN $889.02 ↓ -52%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $908.71 ↓ -51%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $1,045.90 ↓ -43%
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital
Aetna Acop not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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Gastroesophageal reflux test at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,838.85 $1.10 – $2,196.90
mercy hospital Canton $1,838.85 $1.10 – $490.26
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $1,635.75 $353.04 – $1,962.90
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $1,635.75 $353.04 – $1,962.90
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $1,635.75 $353.04 – $635.46
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $1,635.75 $353.04 – $635.46
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road $1,635.75 $353.04 – $635.46
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard $1,635.75 $353.04 – $635.46

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