Unlisted procedure spine 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

$8,660.60

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.

$13,324.00

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.

$0.01 with Anthem vs $13,324.00 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
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $0.01 ↓ -100%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $0.01 ↓ -100%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $0.01 ↓ -100%
Anthem All Products Physician $0.01 ↓ -100%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $0.01 ↓ -100%
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $1.10 ↓ -100%
Oscar All Products $152.71 ↓ -98%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $221.64 ↓ -97%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $221.64 ↓ -97%
OPTUM All Products VA $221.64 ↓ -97%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $221.64 ↓ -97%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $229.40 ↓ -97%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $233.37 ↓ -97%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $233.37 ↓ -97%
Valor HMO & PPO $233.37 ↓ -97%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $233.37 ↓ -97%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $233.37 ↓ -97%
OHCP All Products $233.79 ↓ -97%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $239.38 ↓ -97%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $240.37 ↓ -97%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $252.04 ↓ -97%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $256.70 ↓ -97%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $296.89 ↓ -97%
OMAS All Products $300.50 ↓ -97%
Optum All Products Transplant $350.38 ↓ -96%
PHPHI All Products $360.60 ↓ -96%
MMO NASCO $403.20 ↓ -95%
MMO SuperMed $403.20 ↓ -95%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $420.70 ↓ -95%
GMS All Products $420.70 ↓ -95%
MMO Traditional $420.70 ↓ -95%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $420.70 ↓ -95%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $420.70 ↓ -95%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $420.70 ↓ -95%
Summacare Preferred $420.70 ↓ -95%
Summacare Premier $420.70 ↓ -95%
Consociate Health All Products $450.75 ↓ -95%
Aetna All Products First Health $450.75 ↓ -95%
Aetna Asa $480.80 ↓ -94%
Multiplan All Products $540.90 ↓ -94%
ANTHEM HPN $587.66 ↓ -93%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $600.68 ↓ -93%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $601.00 ↓ -93%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $691.37 ↓ -92%
AETNA Acop $2,451.00 ↓ -72%
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $2,860.00 ↓ -67%
AETNA International $3,004.00 ↓ -65%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $3,026.00 ↓ -65%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $3,185.26 ↓ -63%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $3,185.26 ↓ -63%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $3,344.52 ↓ -61%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $3,344.52 ↓ -61%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $3,344.52 ↓ -61%
United BH Managed Medicaid $3,376.38 ↓ -61%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $3,398.00 ↓ -61%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $3,503.79 ↓ -60%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $3,768.03 ↓ -56%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $4,263.68 ↓ -51%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $4,263.68 ↓ -51%
Summacare PREMIER $4,783.32 ↓ -45%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $5,396.22 ↓ -38%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $5,995.80 ↓ -31%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $6,475.46 ↓ -25%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $6,662.00 ↓ -23%
MMO TRADITIONAL $6,941.80 ↓ -20%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $7,194.96 ↓ -17%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $7,368.17 ↓ -15%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $7,541.38 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan HMO $7,994.40 ↓ -8%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $7,994.40 ↓ -8%
The Health Plan ASO Self-Funded $9,193.56 ↑ +6%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $9,326.80 ↑ +8%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $9,326.80 ↑ +8%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $9,993.00 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $9,993.00 ↑ +15%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $10,659.20 ↑ +23%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $11,991.60 ↑ +38%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $11,991.60 ↑ +38%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $11,991.60 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $11,991.60 ↑ +38%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $13,324.00 ↑ +54%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO not published by hospital —
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
The Health Plan All Products not published by hospital —
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
United All Products not published by hospital —
United All Products - Mid-Level not published by hospital —
United HMO & PPO not published by hospital —
United Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO not published by hospital —
Aetna Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
United BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
Caresource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital —
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital —
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
AETNA NAP not published by hospital —
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant not published by hospital —
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant not published by hospital —
Anthem Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
PPHP All Products not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Aetna Acop not published by hospital —
Valor All Products not published by hospital —

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