Renin stimulation panel 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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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.

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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.

$21.97 with OPTUM vs $180.26 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 $21.97
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $23.13
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $23.13
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $24.29
UNITED Managed Medicaid $24.29
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $24.29
United BH Managed Medicaid $24.52
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $25.44
Valor HMO & PPO $43.99
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $43.99
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $43.99
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $43.99
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $43.99
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $43.99
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $43.99
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $43.99
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $45.31
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $45.53
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $47.51
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $47.51
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $48.39
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $48.39
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $98.99
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $113.23
AETNA International $133.66
ANTHEM HPN $153.22
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $155.14
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $180.26

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Renin stimulation panel at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $89.25 $15.80 – $107.10
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $89.25 $20.76 – $107.10
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $85.50 $15.80 – $105.57
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $89.25 $43.99 – $79.18
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $89.25 $15.80 – $79.18
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva $85.50 $15.80 – $105.57
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road $89.25 $25.07 – $79.18
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard $89.25 $15.80 – $79.18

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