Hrdtry brst ca-rlatd do 5+ 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.

$137.41 with OPTUM vs $5,343.33 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
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $137.41
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $144.64
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $144.64
UNITED Managed Medicaid $151.87
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $151.87
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $151.87
United BH Managed Medicaid $153.32
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $159.10
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $760.78
Valor HMO & PPO $1,303.95
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $1,303.95
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,303.95
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,303.95
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,303.95
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,303.95
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $1,303.95
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,303.95
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,343.07
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,349.59
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,408.27
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $1,408.27
AETNA International $1,431.67
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $1,434.35
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $1,434.35
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $1,527.87
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $3,356.37
ANTHEM HPN $4,541.79
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $5,343.33

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Hrdtry brst ca-rlatd do 5+ at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $1,755.00 $50.00 – $2,347.11
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $1,755.00 $615.46 – $2,347.11
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $1,755.00 $59.00 – $1,629.72
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $1,755.00 $947.31 – $2,347.11
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $1,755.00 $52.00 – $2,347.11
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva $1,755.00 $69.00 – $1,629.72
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road $1,755.00 $679.05 – $2,347.11
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard $1,755.00 $1,303.95 – $2,347.11

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