Implant neuroelectrodes 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.

$10,541.85 with Summacare vs $31,231.28 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
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10,541.85 —
Valor HMO & PPO $10,541.85 —
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10,541.85 —
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10,541.85 —
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10,541.85 —
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10,858.10 —
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $11,385.20 —
OPTUM All Products VA $11,522.32 —
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $11,522.32 —
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $11,522.32 —
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11,522.32 —
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $11,596.03 —
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $11,596.03 —
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11,925.60 —
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12,444.10 —
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $15,220.57 —
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $16,021.65 —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $16,021.65 —
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $16,822.73 —
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $16,822.73 —
UNITED Managed Medicaid $16,822.73 —
United BH Managed Medicaid $16,982.95 —
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $17,623.82 —
ANTHEM HPN $26,546.48 —
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $27,134.72 —
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $31,231.28 —

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Implant neuroelectrodes at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,593.80 $1.10 – $22,202.58
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $12,807.00 $900.00 – $18,975.33
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $12,807.00 $900.00 – $26,699.53
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $10,672.50 not published
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $12,807.00 $10,541.85 – $18,975.33
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $12,807.00 $10,541.85 – $18,975.33
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva $10,672.50 not published
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road $12,807.00 $10,541.85 – $18,975.33

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