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Hdr rdncl skn surf brachytx 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

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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.

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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.

$242.99 with HUMANA vs $1,081.05 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
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $242.99
OPTUM All Products VA $242.99
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $242.99
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $242.99
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $251.49
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $262.43
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $284.58
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $299.56
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $299.56
UNITED Managed Medicaid $314.54
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $314.54
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $314.54
United BH Managed Medicaid $317.53
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $329.52
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $364.90
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $364.90
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $364.90
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $364.90
Valor HMO & PPO $364.90
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $375.85
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $394.09
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $401.39
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $401.39
ANTHEM HPN $918.89
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $939.25
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $1,081.05

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Hdr rdncl skn surf brachytx at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,452.75 $1.10 – $1,633.50
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road $311.25 $309.70 – $656.82
avon hospital Avon not published $243.79 – $401.39
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $498.30 – $576.98
euclid hospital Euclid not published $233.15 – $401.39
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $233.15 – $401.39
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $243.79 – $401.39
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights not published $233.15 – $401.39

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