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Removal foreign body extrn auditory canal with anes 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

$345.80

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$532.00

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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$1.10 with Zing Health vs $4,629.18 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 $57.65 ↓ -83%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $61.75 ↓ -82%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $63.21 ↓ -82%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $65.00 ↓ -81%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $68.25 ↓ -80%
United Managed Medicaid $68.25 ↓ -80%
Molina Managed Medicaid $71.50 ↓ -79%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $71.50 ↓ -79%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $75.39 ↓ -78%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $84.26 ↓ -76%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $84.28 ↓ -76%
United Medicare Advantage $84.28 ↓ -76%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $84.28 ↓ -76%
Valor All Products $84.28 ↓ -76%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $84.28 ↓ -76%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $84.28 ↓ -76%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $84.28 ↓ -76%
The Health Plan All Products $84.28 ↓ -76%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $88.49 ↓ -74%
PPHP All Products $92.71 ↓ -73%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $127.25 ↓ -63%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $127.25 ↓ -63%
Oscar All Products $135.18 ↓ -61%
Summacare Preferred $171.93 ↓ -50%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $174.72 ↓ -49%
Summacare Premier $180.93 ↓ -48%
OHCP All Products $206.95 ↓ -40%
United HMO & PPO $233.61 ↓ -32%
United All Products - Mid-Level $256.69 ↓ -26%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $262.81 ↓ -24%
OMAS All Products $266.00 ↓ -23%
United All Products $276.66 ↓ -20%
Optum All Products Transplant $310.16 ↓ -10%
PHPHI All Products $319.20 ↓ -8%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $323.20 ↓ -7%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $323.20 ↓ -7%
Anthem All Products Physician $323.20 ↓ -7%
GMS All Products $372.40 ↑ +8%
MMO Traditional $372.40 ↑ +8%
Aetna All Products First Health $399.00 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health All Products $399.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna Asa $425.60 ↑ +23%
Multiplan All Products $478.80 ↑ +38%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $532.00 ↑ +54%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $745.85 ↑ +116%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $785.10 ↑ +127%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $824.36 ↑ +138%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $824.36 ↑ +138%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $824.36 ↑ +138%
United BH Managed Medicaid $832.21 ↑ +141%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $863.61 ↑ +150%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,497.07 ↑ +333%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $1,497.07 ↑ +333%
OPTUM All Products VA $1,497.07 ↑ +333%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $1,497.07 ↑ +333%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,549.47 ↑ +348%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,562.54 ↑ +352%
Valor HMO & PPO $1,562.54 ↑ +352%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,562.54 ↑ +352%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,562.54 ↑ +352%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,562.54 ↑ +352%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,609.41 ↑ +365%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,616.83 ↑ +368%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $1,687.54 ↑ +388%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $1,718.79 ↑ +397%
MMO NASCO $2,768.64 ↑ +701%
MMO SuperMed $2,768.64 ↑ +701%
ANTHEM HPN $3,934.78 ↑ +1038%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $4,021.97 ↑ +1063%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $4,629.18 ↑ +1239%
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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Removal foreign body extrn auditory canal with anes at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $345.80 $1.10 – $1,562.54
mercy hospital Canton $345.80 $1.10 – $1,609.41
avon hospital Avon not published $799.91 – $1,718.79
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $1,305.97 – $1,512.17
euclid hospital Euclid not published $819.53 – $1,718.79
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $769.90 – $1,718.79
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $732.97 – $1,718.79
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights not published $802.12 – $1,718.79

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