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Incision of urethra 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

$293.80

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$452.00

Gross charge

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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 $5,859.03 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 $42.34 ↓ -86%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $45.96 ↓ -84%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $55.37 ↓ -81%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $56.28 ↓ -81%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $59.24 ↓ -80%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $61.28 ↓ -79%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $61.28 ↓ -79%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $61.28 ↓ -79%
The Health Plan All Products $61.28 ↓ -79%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $61.28 ↓ -79%
United Medicare Advantage $61.28 ↓ -79%
Valor All Products $61.28 ↓ -79%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $61.28 ↓ -79%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $61.88 ↓ -79%
United Managed Medicaid $62.20 ↓ -79%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $62.20 ↓ -79%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $64.34 ↓ -78%
Molina Managed Medicaid $65.16 ↓ -78%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $65.16 ↓ -78%
PPHP All Products $67.41 ↓ -77%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $90.48 ↓ -69%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $90.48 ↓ -69%
Oscar All Products $114.85 ↓ -61%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $116.83 ↓ -60%
Summacare Preferred $125.01 ↓ -57%
Summacare Premier $132.89 ↓ -55%
United HMO & PPO $168.50 ↓ -43%
OHCP All Products $175.83 ↓ -40%
United All Products - Mid-Level $185.16 ↓ -37%
United All Products $199.56 ↓ -32%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $223.29 ↓ -24%
OMAS All Products $226.00 ↓ -23%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $229.81 ↓ -22%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $229.81 ↓ -22%
Anthem All Products Physician $229.81 ↓ -22%
Optum All Products Transplant $263.52 ↓ -10%
PHPHI All Products $271.20 ↓ -8%
GMS All Products $316.40 ↑ +8%
MMO Traditional $316.40 ↑ +8%
Consociate Health All Products $339.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna All Products First Health $339.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna Asa $361.60 ↑ +23%
Multiplan All Products $406.80 ↑ +38%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $452.00 ↑ +54%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $1,676.36 ↑ +471%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $1,764.59 ↑ +501%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $1,852.82 ↑ +531%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $1,852.82 ↑ +531%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $1,852.82 ↑ +531%
United BH Managed Medicaid $1,870.47 ↑ +537%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $1,892.78 ↑ +544%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,892.78 ↑ +544%
OPTUM All Products VA $1,892.78 ↑ +544%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $1,892.78 ↑ +544%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $1,941.05 ↑ +561%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,959.03 ↑ +567%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,977.66 ↑ +573%
Valor HMO & PPO $1,977.66 ↑ +573%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,977.66 ↑ +573%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,977.66 ↑ +573%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,977.66 ↑ +573%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,036.99 ↑ +593%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,044.20 ↑ +596%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $2,135.88 ↑ +627%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $2,175.43 ↑ +640%
MMO NASCO $3,478.27 ↑ +1084%
MMO SuperMed $3,478.27 ↑ +1084%
ANTHEM HPN $4,980.15 ↑ +1595%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $5,090.51 ↑ +1633%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $5,859.03 ↑ +1894%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
Aetna Acop not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital

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Incision of urethra at other Ohio hospitals

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cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $6,124.95 $0.01 – $8,480.70
mercy hospital Canton $293.80 $1.10 – $2,036.99
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