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Incision of anal sphincter 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

$655.20

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$1,008.00

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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 $7,779.76 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%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $97.94 ↓ -85%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $109.76 ↓ -83%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $121.36 ↓ -81%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $127.75 ↓ -81%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $128.07 ↓ -80%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $134.14 ↓ -80%
United Managed Medicaid $134.14 ↓ -80%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $140.53 ↓ -79%
Molina Managed Medicaid $140.53 ↓ -79%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $143.14 ↓ -78%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $146.35 ↓ -78%
Valor All Products $146.35 ↓ -78%
United Medicare Advantage $146.35 ↓ -78%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $146.35 ↓ -78%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $146.35 ↓ -78%
The Health Plan All Products $146.35 ↓ -78%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $146.35 ↓ -78%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $146.35 ↓ -78%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $153.67 ↓ -77%
PPHP All Products $160.99 ↓ -75%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $212.98 ↓ -67%
Oscar All Products $256.13 ↓ -61%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $271.85 ↓ -59%
Summacare Preferred $298.55 ↓ -54%
Summacare Premier $307.37 ↓ -53%
Cigna All Products Mid-Level $354.82 ↓ -46%
Aetna Acop $355.66 ↓ -46%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $379.49 ↓ -42%
OHCP All Products $392.11 ↓ -40%
Cigna All Products Physician $419.26 ↓ -36%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $497.95 ↓ -24%
OMAS All Products $504.00 ↓ -23%
Anthem All Products Physician $540.94 ↓ -17%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $540.94 ↓ -17%
Optum All Products Transplant $587.66 ↓ -10%
PHPHI All Products $604.80 ↓ -8%
United HMO & PPO $693.01 ↑ +6%
GMS All Products $705.60 ↑ +8%
MMO Traditional $705.60 ↑ +8%
Consociate Health All Products $756.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna All Products First Health $756.00 ↑ +15%
United All Products - Mid-Level $761.50 ↑ +16%
Aetna Asa $806.40 ↑ +23%
United All Products $820.75 ↑ +25%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $863.18 ↑ +32%
Multiplan All Products $907.20 ↑ +38%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $908.61 ↑ +39%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $954.04 ↑ +46%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $954.04 ↑ +46%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $954.04 ↑ +46%
United BH Managed Medicaid $963.13 ↑ +47%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $963.83 ↑ +47%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $999.47 ↑ +53%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $1,008.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,533.91 ↑ +287%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $2,533.91 ↑ +287%
OPTUM All Products VA $2,533.91 ↑ +287%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $2,533.91 ↑ +287%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,622.60 ↑ +300%
Valor HMO & PPO $2,625.99 ↑ +301%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,625.99 ↑ +301%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,625.99 ↑ +301%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,625.99 ↑ +301%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,625.99 ↑ +301%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,704.77 ↑ +313%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,736.63 ↑ +318%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $2,836.07 ↑ +333%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $2,888.59 ↑ +341%
MMO SuperMed $4,793.60 ↑ +632%
MMO NASCO $4,793.60 ↑ +632%
ANTHEM HPN $6,612.77 ↑ +909%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $6,759.30 ↑ +932%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $7,779.76 ↑ +1087%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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Incision of anal sphincter at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $655.20 $1.10 – $2,625.99
mercy hospital Canton $655.20 $1.10 – $2,704.77
avon hospital Avon not published $925.74 – $2,888.59
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $1,511.41 – $1,750.06
euclid hospital Euclid not published $948.45 – $2,888.59
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $891.02 – $2,888.59
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $848.28 – $2,888.59
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights not published $928.31 – $2,888.59

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