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Proctosigmoidoscopy removal 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

$364.00

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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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$560.00

Gross charge

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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 $3,354.00 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 $55.64 ↓ -85%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $63.19 ↓ -83%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $72.76 ↓ -80%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $81.32 ↓ -78%
The Health Plan All Products $84.25 ↓ -77%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $84.25 ↓ -77%
Valor All Products $84.25 ↓ -77%
United Medicare Advantage $84.25 ↓ -77%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $84.25 ↓ -77%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $84.25 ↓ -77%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $84.25 ↓ -77%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $84.25 ↓ -77%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $86.79 ↓ -76%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $88.46 ↓ -76%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $91.36 ↓ -75%
PPHP All Products $92.45 ↓ -75%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $95.93 ↓ -74%
United Managed Medicaid $95.93 ↓ -74%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $100.50 ↓ -72%
Molina Managed Medicaid $100.50 ↓ -72%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $120.37 ↓ -67%
Oscar All Products $142.30 ↓ -61%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $161.91 ↓ -56%
Summacare Preferred $171.87 ↓ -53%
Summacare Premier $174.62 ↓ -52%
OHCP All Products $217.84 ↓ -40%
Aetna Acop $243.80 ↓ -33%
Cigna All Products Mid-Level $258.39 ↓ -29%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $276.36 ↓ -24%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $276.64 ↓ -24%
OMAS All Products $280.00 ↓ -23%
Cigna All Products Physician $305.32 ↓ -16%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $305.71 ↓ -16%
Anthem All Products Physician $305.71 ↓ -16%
Optum All Products Transplant $326.48 ↓ -10%
PHPHI All Products $336.00 ↓ -8%
GMS All Products $392.00 ↑ +8%
MMO Traditional $392.00 ↑ +8%
Aetna All Products First Health $420.00 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health All Products $420.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna Asa $448.00 ↑ +23%
United HMO & PPO $503.80 ↑ +38%
Multiplan All Products $504.00 ↑ +38%
United All Products - Mid-Level $553.59 ↑ +52%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $560.00 ↑ +54%
United All Products $596.66 ↑ +64%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $701.89 ↑ +93%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $706.64 ↑ +94%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $743.83 ↑ +104%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $781.02 ↑ +115%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $781.02 ↑ +115%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $781.02 ↑ +115%
United BH Managed Medicaid $788.46 ↑ +117%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $818.21 ↑ +125%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,089.45 ↑ +199%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $1,089.45 ↑ +199%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $1,089.45 ↑ +199%
OPTUM All Products VA $1,089.45 ↑ +199%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,127.58 ↑ +210%
Valor HMO & PPO $1,132.12 ↑ +211%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,132.12 ↑ +211%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,132.12 ↑ +211%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,132.12 ↑ +211%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,132.12 ↑ +211%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,166.08 ↑ +220%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,176.60 ↑ +223%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $1,222.68 ↑ +236%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $1,245.33 ↑ +242%
MMO NASCO $2,014.21 ↑ +453%
MMO SuperMed $2,014.21 ↑ +453%
ANTHEM HPN $2,850.89 ↑ +683%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $2,914.06 ↑ +701%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $3,354.00 ↑ +821%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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Proctosigmoidoscopy removal at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $3,525.60 $1.10 – $4,881.60
mercy hospital Canton $364.00 $1.10 – $1,166.08
avon hospital Avon not published $757.85 – $1,245.33
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $1,237.30 – $1,432.66
euclid hospital Euclid not published $776.44 – $1,245.33
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $729.43 – $1,245.33
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $694.44 – $1,245.33
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights not published $759.94 – $1,245.33

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