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Lymph vessel x-ray trunk 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

$14,116.70

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.

$21,718.00

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.

$0.87 with AETNA vs $21,718.00 with AETNA — 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
AETNA Acop $0.87 ↓ -100%
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $1.01 ↓ -100%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $519.65 ↓ -96%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $547.00 ↓ -96%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $547.00 ↓ -96%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $574.35 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $574.35 ↓ -96%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $574.35 ↓ -96%
United BH Managed Medicaid $579.82 ↓ -96%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $601.70 ↓ -96%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $2,908.23 ↓ -79%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,908.23 ↓ -79%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $2,908.23 ↓ -79%
OPTUM All Products VA $2,908.23 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,987.22 ↓ -79%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,987.22 ↓ -79%
Valor HMO & PPO $2,987.22 ↓ -79%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,987.22 ↓ -79%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,987.22 ↓ -79%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,010.02 ↓ -79%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,076.84 ↓ -78%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,140.89 ↓ -78%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $3,226.20 ↓ -77%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $3,285.94 ↓ -77%
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $3,285.94 ↓ -77%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $6,141.85 ↓ -56%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $6,949.76 ↓ -51%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $6,949.76 ↓ -51%
Summacare Preferred $7,166.94 ↓ -49%
AETNA International $7,288.96 ↓ -48%
ANTHEM HPN $7,522.42 ↓ -47%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $7,689.10 ↓ -46%
Summacare PREMIER $7,796.76 ↓ -45%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $8,795.79 ↓ -38%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $8,849.94 ↓ -37%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $9,773.10 ↓ -31%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $10,554.95 ↓ -25%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $10,728.69 ↓ -24%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $10,859.00 ↓ -23%
MMO TRADITIONAL $11,315.08 ↓ -20%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $11,727.72 ↓ -17%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $12,010.05 ↓ -15%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $12,292.39 ↓ -13%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $13,030.80 ↓ -8%
The Health Plan HMO $13,030.80 ↓ -8%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $14,487.17 ↑ +3%
The Health Plan ASO Self-Funded $14,985.42 ↑ +6%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $15,202.60 ↑ +8%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $15,202.60 ↑ +8%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $16,288.50 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $16,288.50 ↑ +15%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $17,374.40 ↑ +23%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $19,546.20 ↑ +38%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $19,546.20 ↑ +38%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $19,546.20 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $19,546.20 ↑ +38%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $21,718.00 ↑ +54%
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
United BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
AETNA NAP not published by hospital

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Lymph vessel x-ray trunk at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $14,327.30 $1.10 – $19,546.20
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $2,489.25 $733.50 – $5,377.00
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $2,489.25 $900.00 – $7,565.79
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $1,464.75 $1,384.84 – $8,438.04
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $2,489.25 $1,384.84 – $5,377.00
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $2,489.25 $1,384.84 – $5,377.00
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva $1,464.75 $1,384.84 – $8,438.04
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road $2,489.25 $1,384.84 – $5,377.00

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