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Perq transcath cls mitral 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

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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.

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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.

$11,343.93 with OPTUM vs $51,380.79 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 $11,343.93
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $11,940.98
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $11,940.98
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $12,538.03
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $12,538.03
UNITED Managed Medicaid $12,538.03
United BH Managed Medicaid $12,657.44
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $13,135.08
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $16,591.65
OPTUM All Products VA $16,591.65
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16,591.65
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $16,591.65
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17,172.36
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17,343.14
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17,343.14
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17,343.14
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17,343.14
Valor HMO & PPO $17,343.14
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17,863.44
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17,918.98
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $18,730.59
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $19,077.46
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $19,077.46
ANTHEM HPN $43,673.50
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $44,641.25
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $51,380.79

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Perq transcath cls mitral at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $39,898.95 $1.10 – $55,244.70
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road $18,478.50 $17,343.14 – $31,217.65
avon hospital Avon not published $12,166.16 – $19,077.46
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $19,862.91 – $22,999.16
euclid hospital Euclid not published $12,464.53 – $19,077.46
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $11,709.80 – $19,077.46
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $11,148.13 – $19,077.46
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights not published $12,199.79 – $19,077.46

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