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Insert sq defib electrode 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

$12,818.00

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Discounted cash price

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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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$19,720.00

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.

$639.93 with OPTUM vs $23,194.66 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
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $639.93 ↓ -95%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $673.61 ↓ -95%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $673.61 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $707.29 ↓ -94%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $707.29 ↓ -94%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $707.29 ↓ -94%
United BH Managed Medicaid $714.03 ↓ -94%
ANTHEM HPN $736.49 ↓ -94%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $740.97 ↓ -94%
AETNA Acop $5,355.00 ↓ -58%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $5,576.82 ↓ -56%
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $6,249.00 ↓ -51%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $6,310.40 ↓ -51%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $6,310.40 ↓ -51%
Summacare Preferred $6,507.60 ↓ -49%
AETNA International $6,561.00 ↓ -49%
Summacare PREMIER $7,079.48 ↓ -45%
OPTUM All Products VA $7,646.84 ↓ -40%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,646.84 ↓ -40%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $7,646.84 ↓ -40%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $7,646.84 ↓ -40%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,829.16 ↓ -39%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,829.16 ↓ -39%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,829.16 ↓ -39%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,829.16 ↓ -39%
Valor HMO & PPO $7,829.16 ↓ -39%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,914.48 ↓ -38%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $7,986.60 ↓ -38%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,064.03 ↓ -37%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,258.59 ↓ -36%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $8,455.49 ↓ -34%
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $8,612.07 ↓ -33%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $8,612.07 ↓ -33%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $8,874.00 ↓ -31%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $9,583.92 ↓ -25%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $9,741.68 ↓ -24%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $9,860.00 ↓ -23%
MMO TRADITIONAL $10,274.12 ↓ -20%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $10,648.80 ↓ -17%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $10,905.16 ↓ -15%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $11,161.52 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan HMO $11,832.00 ↓ -8%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $11,832.00 ↓ -8%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $12,230.00 ↓ -5%
The Health Plan ASO Self-Funded $13,606.80 ↑ +6%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $13,804.00 ↑ +8%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $13,804.00 ↑ +8%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $14,790.00 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $14,790.00 ↑ +15%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $15,776.00 ↑ +23%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $17,748.00 ↑ +38%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $17,748.00 ↑ +38%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $17,748.00 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $17,748.00 ↑ +38%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $19,720.00 ↑ +54%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $20,152.25 ↑ +57%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $23,194.66 ↑ +81%
AETNA NAP not published by hospital
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
United BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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Insert sq defib electrode at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $12,818.00 $1.10 – $17,748.00
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $6,820.50 $900.00 – $14,092.48
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University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $6,820.50 $7,829.16 – $14,092.48
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University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard $6,820.50 $7,829.16 – $14,092.48
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266 $6,820.50 $8,454.63 – $15,218.33

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