MRI breast w IV cont bi 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

$4,487.60

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.

$6,904.00

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 $5,984.00 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%
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $1.10 ↓ -100%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $1.65 ↓ -100%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $67.08 ↓ -99%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $78.08 ↓ -98%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $87.72 ↓ -98%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $98.04 ↓ -98%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $104.11 ↓ -98%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $104.11 ↓ -98%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $104.11 ↓ -98%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $104.11 ↓ -98%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $104.11 ↓ -98%
Valor All Products $104.11 ↓ -98%
The Health Plan All Products $104.11 ↓ -98%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $104.11 ↓ -98%
United Medicare Advantage $104.11 ↓ -98%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $109.32 ↓ -98%
PPHP All Products $111.46 ↓ -98%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $146.80 ↓ -97%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $146.80 ↓ -97%
United HMO & PPO $207.34 ↓ -95%
Summacare Premier $210.53 ↓ -95%
Summacare Preferred $212.38 ↓ -95%
Oscar All Products $233.77 ↓ -95%
United All Products - Mid-Level $272.91 ↓ -94%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $291.67 ↓ -94%
United All Products $299.97 ↓ -93%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $306.46 ↓ -93%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $307.02 ↓ -93%
Aetna Acop $311.79 ↓ -93%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $322.37 ↓ -93%
United Managed Medicaid $322.37 ↓ -93%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $322.59 ↓ -93%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $337.72 ↓ -92%
Molina Managed Medicaid $337.72 ↓ -92%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $338.72 ↓ -92%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $338.72 ↓ -92%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $338.72 ↓ -92%
United BH Managed Medicaid $341.95 ↓ -92%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $354.85 ↓ -92%
OHCP All Products $357.88 ↓ -92%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $372.84 ↓ -92%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $372.84 ↓ -92%
Anthem All Products Physician $372.84 ↓ -92%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $454.48 ↓ -90%
OMAS All Products $460.00 ↓ -90%
MMO NASCO $496.80 ↓ -89%
MMO SuperMed $496.80 ↓ -89%
Optum All Products Transplant $536.36 ↓ -88%
PHPHI All Products $552.00 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM HPN $612.29 ↓ -86%
GMS All Products $644.00 ↓ -86%
MMO Traditional $644.00 ↓ -86%
Consociate Health All Products $690.00 ↓ -85%
Aetna All Products First Health $690.00 ↓ -85%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $730.53 ↓ -84%
Aetna Asa $736.00 ↓ -84%
AETNA International $810.91 ↓ -82%
Multiplan All Products $828.00 ↓ -82%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $920.00 ↓ -79%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,304.51 ↓ -71%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $1,430.82 ↓ -68%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $1,692.28 ↓ -62%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $1,914.88 ↓ -57%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $1,914.88 ↓ -57%
Summacare PREMIER $2,148.26 ↓ -52%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $2,423.52 ↓ -46%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $2,692.80 ↓ -40%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $2,908.22 ↓ -35%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $2,992.00 ↓ -33%
MMO TRADITIONAL $3,117.66 ↓ -31%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $3,231.36 ↓ -28%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $3,309.15 ↓ -26%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $3,386.94 ↓ -25%
The Health Plan HMO $3,590.40 ↓ -20%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $3,590.40 ↓ -20%
The Health Plan ASO Self-Funded $4,128.96 ↓ -8%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $4,188.80 ↓ -7%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $4,188.80 ↓ -7%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $4,488.00 ↑ +0%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $4,488.00 ↑ +0%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $4,787.20 ↑ +7%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $5,385.60 ↑ +20%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $5,385.60 ↑ +20%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $5,385.60 ↑ +20%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $5,385.60 ↑ +20%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $5,984.00 ↑ +33%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO not published by hospital —
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital —
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
United BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Valor HMO & PPO not published by hospital —
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP not published by hospital —
OPTUM All Products VA not published by hospital —
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital —
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO not published by hospital —
MMO ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
AETNA NAP not published by hospital —

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MRI breast w IV cont bi at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $2,168.71 $1,146.00 – $3,367.21
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $4,487.60 $1.10 – $5,385.60
avon hospital Avon $3,889.60 $0.87 – $5,385.60
euclid hospital Euclid $3,889.60 $0.87 – $5,385.60
fairview hospital Cleveland $3,889.60 $0.87 – $5,385.60
lutheran hospital Cleveland $3,889.60 $0.87 – $5,385.60
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $3,889.60 $0.87 – $5,385.60
marymount hospital Garfield Heights $3,889.60 $0.87 – $5,385.60

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