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Nasal/sinus endo w/ethmoidectomy tot 31255 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

$1,644.50

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,530.00

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.

$1.10 with Zing Health vs $19,780.99 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 $197.89 ↓ -88%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $202.27 ↓ -88%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $258.78 ↓ -84%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $269.69 ↓ -84%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $269.69 ↓ -84%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $269.69 ↓ -84%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $269.69 ↓ -84%
Valor All Products $269.69 ↓ -84%
United Medicare Advantage $269.69 ↓ -84%
The Health Plan All Products $269.69 ↓ -84%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $269.69 ↓ -84%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $283.17 ↓ -83%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $289.23 ↓ -82%
PPHP All Products $296.66 ↓ -82%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $313.31 ↓ -81%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $329.80 ↓ -80%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $346.29 ↓ -79%
United Managed Medicaid $346.29 ↓ -79%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $362.78 ↓ -78%
Molina Managed Medicaid $362.78 ↓ -78%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $433.50 ↓ -74%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $433.50 ↓ -74%
Summacare Preferred $550.17 ↓ -67%
Summacare Premier $621.08 ↓ -62%
Oscar All Products $642.87 ↓ -61%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $708.61 ↓ -57%
United HMO & PPO $796.70 ↓ -52%
United All Products - Mid-Level $875.43 ↓ -47%
United All Products $943.54 ↓ -43%
OHCP All Products $984.17 ↓ -40%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $1,100.99 ↓ -33%
Anthem All Products Physician $1,100.99 ↓ -33%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $1,100.99 ↓ -33%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $1,249.82 ↓ -24%
OMAS All Products $1,265.00 ↓ -23%
Optum All Products Transplant $1,474.99 ↓ -10%
PHPHI All Products $1,518.00 ↓ -8%
GMS All Products $1,771.00 ↑ +8%
MMO Traditional $1,771.00 ↑ +8%
Aetna All Products First Health $1,897.50 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health All Products $1,897.50 ↑ +15%
Aetna Asa $2,024.00 ↑ +23%
Multiplan All Products $2,277.00 ↑ +38%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $2,530.00 ↑ +54%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $2,695.90 ↑ +64%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $2,837.79 ↑ +73%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $2,979.68 ↑ +81%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $2,979.68 ↑ +81%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $2,979.68 ↑ +81%
United BH Managed Medicaid $3,008.06 ↑ +83%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $3,121.57 ↑ +90%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,396.22 ↑ +289%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $6,396.22 ↑ +289%
OPTUM All Products VA $6,396.22 ↑ +289%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $6,396.22 ↑ +289%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,620.09 ↑ +303%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,676.90 ↑ +306%
Valor HMO & PPO $6,676.90 ↑ +306%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,676.90 ↑ +306%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,676.90 ↑ +306%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,676.90 ↑ +306%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,877.21 ↑ +318%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,907.92 ↑ +320%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $7,211.05 ↑ +338%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $7,344.59 ↑ +347%
MMO NASCO $11,685.63 ↑ +611%
MMO SuperMed $11,685.63 ↑ +611%
ANTHEM HPN $16,813.77 ↑ +922%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $17,186.34 ↑ +945%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $19,780.99 ↑ +1103%
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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Nasal/sinus endo w/ethmoidectomy tot 31255 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,644.50 $1.10 – $6,676.90
mercy hospital Canton $1,644.50 $1.10 – $6,877.21
avon hospital Avon not published $2,891.30 – $7,344.59
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $4,720.45 – $5,465.78
euclid hospital Euclid not published $2,962.21 – $7,344.59
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $2,782.84 – $7,344.59
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $2,649.36 – $7,344.59
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights not published $2,899.30 – $7,344.59

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