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Thumb tendon transfer 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

$1,456.00

Cash price

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,240.00

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.

$1.10 with Zing Health vs $9,170.92 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%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $349.57 ↓ -76%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $367.97 ↓ -75%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $385.31 ↓ -74%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $386.37 ↓ -73%
United Managed Medicaid $386.37 ↓ -73%
Molina Managed Medicaid $404.77 ↓ -72%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $404.77 ↓ -72%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $446.36 ↓ -69%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $503.86 ↓ -65%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $563.14 ↓ -61%
Oscar All Products $569.18 ↓ -61%
The Health Plan All Products $595.15 ↓ -59%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $595.15 ↓ -59%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $595.15 ↓ -59%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $595.15 ↓ -59%
United Medicare Advantage $595.15 ↓ -59%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $595.15 ↓ -59%
Valor All Products $595.15 ↓ -59%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $595.15 ↓ -59%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $624.91 ↓ -57%
PPHP All Products $640.20 ↓ -56%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $854.58 ↓ -41%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $854.58 ↓ -41%
OHCP All Products $871.36 ↓ -40%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $990.80 ↓ -32%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $1,106.56 ↓ -24%
OMAS All Products $1,120.00 ↓ -23%
Summacare Premier $1,209.27 ↓ -17%
Summacare Preferred $1,214.11 ↓ -17%
Optum All Products Transplant $1,305.92 ↓ -10%
PHPHI All Products $1,344.00 ↓ -8%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $1,518.40 ↑ +4%
United HMO & PPO $1,562.18 ↑ +7%
GMS All Products $1,568.00 ↑ +8%
MMO Traditional $1,568.00 ↑ +8%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $1,598.32 ↑ +10%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $1,678.24 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $1,678.24 ↑ +15%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $1,678.24 ↑ +15%
Aetna All Products First Health $1,680.00 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health All Products $1,680.00 ↑ +15%
United BH Managed Medicaid $1,694.22 ↑ +16%
United All Products - Mid-Level $1,716.56 ↑ +18%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $1,758.15 ↑ +21%
Aetna Asa $1,792.00 ↑ +23%
United All Products $1,850.11 ↑ +27%
Multiplan All Products $2,016.00 ↑ +38%
Anthem All Products Physician $2,170.45 ↑ +49%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $2,170.45 ↑ +49%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $2,170.45 ↑ +49%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $2,240.00 ↑ +54%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $2,997.95 ↑ +106%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $2,997.95 ↑ +106%
OPTUM All Products VA $2,997.95 ↑ +106%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,997.95 ↑ +106%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,095.56 ↑ +113%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,095.56 ↑ +113%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,095.56 ↑ +113%
Valor HMO & PPO $3,095.56 ↑ +113%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,095.56 ↑ +113%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,102.88 ↑ +113%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,188.43 ↑ +119%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,237.79 ↑ +122%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $3,343.21 ↑ +130%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $3,405.12 ↑ +134%
MMO NASCO $5,526.53 ↑ +280%
MMO SuperMed $5,526.53 ↑ +280%
ANTHEM HPN $7,795.25 ↑ +435%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $7,967.98 ↑ +447%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $9,170.92 ↑ +530%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital
Aetna Acop not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital

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Thumb tendon transfer at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,456.00 $1.10 – $3,095.56
mercy hospital Canton $1,456.00 $1.10 – $3,188.43
avon hospital Avon not published $1,628.47 – $3,405.12
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $2,658.69 – $3,078.48
euclid hospital Euclid not published $1,668.40 – $3,405.12
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $1,567.38 – $3,405.12
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $1,492.19 – $3,405.12
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights not published $1,632.96 – $3,405.12

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