Stenger test pure tone 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.

$31.75 with OPTUM vs $165.35 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 $31.75 —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $33.42 —
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $33.42 —
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $35.09 —
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $35.09 —
UNITED Managed Medicaid $35.09 —
United BH Managed Medicaid $35.43 —
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $36.76 —
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $54.88 —
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $54.88 —
OPTUM All Products VA $54.88 —
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $54.88 —
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $55.81 —
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $55.81 —
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $55.81 —
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $55.81 —
Valor HMO & PPO $55.81 —
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $56.81 —
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $57.49 —
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $59.28 —
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $60.28 —
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $61.39 —
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $61.39 —
ANTHEM HPN $140.54 —
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $143.66 —
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $165.35 —

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Stenger test pure tone at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $154.70 $1.10 – $214.20
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $162.00 $47.74 – $194.40
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $162.00 $55.81 – $194.40
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $162.00 $55.81 – $100.46
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $162.00 $55.81 – $100.46
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road $162.00 $55.81 – $100.46
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard $162.00 $55.81 – $100.46
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266 $162.00 $60.27 – $108.49

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