Special physics consult 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

$735.15

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.

$1,131.00

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.

$0.87 with AETNA vs $1,131.00 with Aetna — 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
AETNA Acop $0.87 ↓ -100%
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $1.01 ↓ -100%
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $1.10 ↓ -100%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $1.65 ↓ -100%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $83.90 ↓ -89%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $86.61 ↓ -88%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $88.32 ↓ -88%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $88.32 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $92.74 ↓ -87%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $92.74 ↓ -87%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $92.74 ↓ -87%
United BH Managed Medicaid $93.62 ↓ -87%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $94.93 ↓ -87%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $97.15 ↓ -87%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $104.25 ↓ -86%
United Managed Medicaid $104.93 ↓ -86%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $104.93 ↓ -86%
Molina Managed Medicaid $109.92 ↓ -85%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $109.92 ↓ -85%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $113.25 ↓ -85%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $122.68 ↓ -83%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $122.68 ↓ -83%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $122.68 ↓ -83%
OPTUM All Products VA $122.68 ↓ -83%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $126.58 ↓ -83%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $126.97 ↓ -83%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $127.16 ↓ -83%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $127.16 ↓ -83%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $127.16 ↓ -83%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $127.16 ↓ -83%
Valor HMO & PPO $127.16 ↓ -83%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $130.98 ↓ -82%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $132.49 ↓ -82%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $137.33 ↓ -81%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $139.00 ↓ -81%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $139.00 ↓ -81%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $139.00 ↓ -81%
United Medicare Advantage $139.00 ↓ -81%
The Health Plan All Products $139.00 ↓ -81%
Valor All Products $139.00 ↓ -81%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $139.00 ↓ -81%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $139.00 ↓ -81%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $139.88 ↓ -81%
PPHP All Products $143.90 ↓ -80%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $145.95 ↓ -80%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $175.45 ↓ -76%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $175.45 ↓ -76%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $193.70 ↓ -74%
MMO NASCO $231.17 ↓ -69%
MMO SuperMed $231.17 ↓ -69%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $259.04 ↓ -65%
United HMO & PPO $260.47 ↓ -65%
Summacare Premier $271.81 ↓ -63%
ANTHEM HPN $275.75 ↓ -62%
Summacare Preferred $283.56 ↓ -61%
Oscar All Products $287.39 ↓ -61%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $293.12 ↓ -60%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $293.12 ↓ -60%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $327.31 ↓ -55%
Summacare PREMIER $328.84 ↓ -55%
United All Products - Mid-Level $342.85 ↓ -53%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $370.98 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $376.73 ↓ -49%
United All Products $376.83 ↓ -49%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $412.20 ↓ -44%
OHCP All Products $439.96 ↓ -40%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $445.18 ↓ -39%
Anthem All Products Physician $445.61 ↓ -39%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $445.61 ↓ -39%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $445.61 ↓ -39%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $452.50 ↓ -38%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $458.00 ↓ -38%
MMO TRADITIONAL $477.24 ↓ -35%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $494.64 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $506.55 ↓ -31%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $518.46 ↓ -29%
The Health Plan HMO $549.60 ↓ -25%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $549.60 ↓ -25%
OMAS All Products $565.50 ↓ -23%
The Health Plan ASO Self-Funded $632.04 ↓ -14%
AETNA International $641.20 ↓ -13%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $641.20 ↓ -13%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $641.20 ↓ -13%
Optum All Products Transplant $659.37 ↓ -10%
PHPHI All Products $678.60 ↓ -8%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $687.00 ↓ -7%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $687.00 ↓ -7%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $715.40 ↓ -3%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $732.80 ↓ -0%
GMS All Products $791.70 ↑ +8%
MMO Traditional $791.70 ↑ +8%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $824.40 ↑ +12%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $824.40 ↑ +12%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $824.40 ↑ +12%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $824.40 ↑ +12%
Aetna All Products First Health $848.25 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health All Products $848.25 ↑ +15%
Aetna Asa $904.80 ↑ +23%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $916.00 ↑ +25%
Multiplan All Products $1,017.90 ↑ +38%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $1,131.00 ↑ +54%
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital —
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital —
AETNA NAP not published by hospital —
Aetna Acop not published by hospital —
United BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —

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