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Implant tcat pulm vlv perq at akron general
1 Akron General Avenue, Akron, OH · Cleveland Clinic · · NPI 1821035940
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Cash price 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 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.
$11,343.93 with OPTUM vs $13,135.08 with AMERIHEALTH — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| OPTUM | Managed Medicaid Transplant | $11,343.93 | — |
| Buckeye | Managed Medicaid | $11,940.98 | — |
| CARESOURCE | Managed Medicaid | $11,940.98 | — |
| UNITED | Managed Medicaid | $12,538.03 | — |
| ANTHEM | Managed Medicaid | $12,538.03 | — |
| MOLINA | Managed Medicaid | $12,538.03 | — |
| United BH | Managed Medicaid | $12,657.44 | — |
| AMERIHEALTH | Managed Medicaid | $13,135.08 | — |
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Implant tcat pulm vlv perq at other Ohio hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland clinic main campus | Cleveland | $11,839.75 | $1.10 – $16,547.65 |
| University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center | Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road | $57,715.50 | $1,112.56 – $2,002.61 |
| avon hospital | Avon | not published | $12,166.16 – $12,397.90 |
| cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation | Cleveland | not published | $19,862.91 – $22,999.16 |
| euclid hospital | Euclid | not published | $12,464.53 – $14,432.62 |
| fairview hospital | Cleveland | not published | $11,709.80 – $13,558.72 |
| lutheran hospital | Cleveland | not published | $11,148.13 – $12,908.36 |
| hillcrest hospital | Mayfield Heights | not published | $12,199.79 – $14,126.07 |