Myelogphy 2/> spine regions 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

$3,888.95

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.

$5,983.00

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 $5,451.00 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 $40.34 ↓ -99%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $44.39 ↓ -99%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $52.75 ↓ -99%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $58.96 ↓ -98%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $59.18 ↓ -98%
Valor All Products $59.18 ↓ -98%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $59.18 ↓ -98%
United Medicare Advantage $59.18 ↓ -98%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $59.18 ↓ -98%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $59.18 ↓ -98%
The Health Plan All Products $59.18 ↓ -98%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $59.18 ↓ -98%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $62.14 ↓ -98%
PPHP All Products $65.10 ↓ -98%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $88.29 ↓ -98%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $88.29 ↓ -98%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $109.19 ↓ -97%
Aetna Acop $112.56 ↓ -97%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $113.90 ↓ -97%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $114.94 ↓ -97%
United Managed Medicaid $120.69 ↓ -97%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $120.69 ↓ -97%
Summacare Preferred $120.73 ↓ -97%
United HMO & PPO $123.70 ↓ -97%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $126.43 ↓ -97%
Molina Managed Medicaid $126.43 ↓ -97%
Summacare Premier $126.60 ↓ -97%
Oscar All Products $135.18 ↓ -97%
United All Products - Mid-Level $162.81 ↓ -96%
United All Products $178.95 ↓ -95%
OHCP All Products $206.95 ↓ -95%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $224.24 ↓ -94%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $224.24 ↓ -94%
Anthem All Products Physician $224.24 ↓ -94%
ANTHEM HPN $260.58 ↓ -93%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $262.81 ↓ -93%
OMAS All Products $266.00 ↓ -93%
MMO NASCO $287.28 ↓ -93%
MMO SuperMed $287.28 ↓ -93%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $302.11 ↓ -92%
Optum All Products Transplant $310.16 ↓ -92%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $318.01 ↓ -92%
PHPHI All Products $319.20 ↓ -92%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $333.91 ↓ -91%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $333.91 ↓ -91%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $333.91 ↓ -91%
United BH Managed Medicaid $337.09 ↓ -91%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $349.81 ↓ -91%
GMS All Products $372.40 ↓ -90%
MMO Traditional $372.40 ↓ -90%
Aetna All Products First Health $399.00 ↓ -90%
Consociate Health All Products $399.00 ↓ -90%
Aetna Asa $425.60 ↓ -89%
Multiplan All Products $478.80 ↓ -88%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $532.00 ↓ -86%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $730.00 ↓ -81%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $730.00 ↓ -81%
OPTUM All Products VA $730.00 ↓ -81%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $730.00 ↓ -81%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $741.65 ↓ -81%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $741.65 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $741.65 ↓ -81%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $741.65 ↓ -81%
Valor HMO & PPO $741.65 ↓ -81%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $755.55 ↓ -81%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $763.90 ↓ -80%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $788.40 ↓ -80%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $800.98 ↓ -79%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $815.81 ↓ -79%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $1,541.54 ↓ -60%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $1,744.32 ↓ -55%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $1,744.32 ↓ -55%
AETNA International $1,821.65 ↓ -53%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $1,909.01 ↓ -51%
Summacare PREMIER $1,956.91 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $2,197.21 ↓ -44%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $2,207.66 ↓ -43%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $2,452.95 ↓ -37%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $2,649.19 ↓ -32%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $2,725.50 ↓ -30%
MMO TRADITIONAL $2,839.97 ↓ -27%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $2,943.54 ↓ -24%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $3,014.40 ↓ -22%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $3,085.27 ↓ -21%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $3,270.60 ↓ -16%
The Health Plan HMO $3,270.60 ↓ -16%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $3,620.61 ↓ -7%
The Health Plan ASO Self-Funded $3,761.19 ↓ -3%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $3,815.70 ↓ -2%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $3,815.70 ↓ -2%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $4,088.25 ↑ +5%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $4,088.25 ↑ +5%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $4,360.80 ↑ +12%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $4,905.90 ↑ +26%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $4,905.90 ↑ +26%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $4,905.90 ↑ +26%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $4,905.90 ↑ +26%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $5,451.00 ↑ +40%
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital —
AETNA NAP not published by hospital —
United BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital —

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Myelogphy 2/> spine regions at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $1,371.00 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $2,050.80 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $1,371.00 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $1,371.00 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $2,050.80 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $2,859.60 not published
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $3,888.95 $1.10 – $4,905.90
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