Incis 1 vertebral seg cerv 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

$6,598.80

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.

$10,152.00

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 $20,338.07 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%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $1,039.12 ↓ -84%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $1,093.81 ↓ -83%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $1,111.20 ↓ -83%
United Managed Medicaid $1,148.50 ↓ -83%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $1,148.50 ↓ -83%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $1,203.19 ↓ -82%
Molina Managed Medicaid $1,203.19 ↓ -82%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $1,252.76 ↓ -81%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $1,453.11 ↓ -78%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $1,624.06 ↓ -75%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $1,670.34 ↓ -75%
Valor All Products $1,670.34 ↓ -75%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $1,670.34 ↓ -75%
United Medicare Advantage $1,670.34 ↓ -75%
The Health Plan All Products $1,670.34 ↓ -75%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,670.34 ↓ -75%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,670.34 ↓ -75%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $1,670.34 ↓ -75%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $1,753.86 ↓ -73%
PPHP All Products $1,837.37 ↓ -72%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $2,410.97 ↓ -63%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $2,410.97 ↓ -63%
Oscar All Products $2,579.62 ↓ -61%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $3,026.00 ↓ -54%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $3,079.08 ↓ -53%
MMO NASCO $3,089.41 ↓ -53%
MMO SuperMed $3,089.41 ↓ -53%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $3,185.26 ↓ -52%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $3,344.52 ↓ -49%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $3,344.52 ↓ -49%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $3,344.52 ↓ -49%
United BH Managed Medicaid $3,376.38 ↓ -49%
Summacare Preferred $3,407.49 ↓ -48%
Summacare Premier $3,487.46 ↓ -47%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $3,503.79 ↓ -47%
OHCP All Products $3,949.13 ↓ -40%
United HMO & PPO $4,469.44 ↓ -32%
United All Products - Mid-Level $4,911.12 ↓ -26%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $5,015.09 ↓ -24%
OMAS All Products $5,076.00 ↓ -23%
United All Products $5,293.21 ↓ -20%
Optum All Products Transplant $5,918.62 ↓ -10%
PHPHI All Products $6,091.20 ↓ -8%
Anthem All Products Physician $6,123.34 ↓ -7%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $6,123.34 ↓ -7%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $6,123.34 ↓ -7%
Valor HMO & PPO $6,864.94 ↑ +4%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,864.94 ↑ +4%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,864.94 ↑ +4%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,864.94 ↑ +4%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,864.94 ↑ +4%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,070.89 ↑ +7%
MMO Traditional $7,106.40 ↑ +8%
GMS All Products $7,106.40 ↑ +8%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $7,414.13 ↑ +12%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $7,551.43 ↑ +14%
Consociate Health All Products $7,614.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna All Products First Health $7,614.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna Asa $8,121.60 ↑ +23%
Multiplan All Products $9,136.80 ↑ +38%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $10,152.00 ↑ +54%
ANTHEM HPN $17,287.29 ↑ +162%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $17,670.35 ↑ +168%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $20,338.07 ↑ +208%
Aetna Acop not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital

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Incis 1 vertebral seg cerv at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $6,598.80 $1.10 – $9,136.80
mercy hospital Canton $6,598.80 $1.10 – $9,136.80
avon hospital Avon not published $3,245.32 – $7,551.43
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euclid hospital Euclid not published $3,324.91 – $7,551.43
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lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $2,973.77 – $7,551.43
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