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Vein x-ray skull epidural 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

$3,099.20

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$4,768.00

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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 $2,741.96 with UNITED — 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%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $1.65 ↓ -100%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $33.10 ↓ -99%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $38.69 ↓ -99%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $43.28 ↓ -99%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $48.37 ↓ -98%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $51.58 ↓ -98%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $51.58 ↓ -98%
The Health Plan All Products $51.58 ↓ -98%
Valor All Products $51.58 ↓ -98%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $51.58 ↓ -98%
United Medicare Advantage $51.58 ↓ -98%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $51.58 ↓ -98%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $51.58 ↓ -98%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $54.16 ↓ -98%
PPHP All Products $54.99 ↓ -98%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $73.15 ↓ -98%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $73.15 ↓ -98%
Aetna Acop $95.63 ↓ -97%
United HMO & PPO $102.72 ↓ -97%
Summacare Premier $103.88 ↓ -97%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $105.02 ↓ -97%
Summacare Preferred $105.22 ↓ -97%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $120.79 ↓ -96%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $127.15 ↓ -96%
Oscar All Products $127.56 ↓ -96%
United Managed Medicaid $133.51 ↓ -96%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $133.51 ↓ -96%
United All Products - Mid-Level $135.20 ↓ -96%
Molina Managed Medicaid $139.86 ↓ -95%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $139.86 ↓ -95%
United All Products $148.60 ↓ -95%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $185.79 ↓ -94%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $185.79 ↓ -94%
Anthem All Products Physician $185.79 ↓ -94%
OHCP All Products $195.28 ↓ -94%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $247.99 ↓ -92%
OMAS All Products $251.00 ↓ -92%
MMO SuperMed $271.08 ↓ -91%
MMO NASCO $271.08 ↓ -91%
Optum All Products Transplant $292.67 ↓ -91%
PHPHI All Products $301.20 ↓ -90%
MMO Traditional $351.40 ↓ -89%
GMS All Products $351.40 ↓ -89%
Aetna All Products First Health $376.50 ↓ -88%
Consociate Health All Products $376.50 ↓ -88%
Aetna Asa $401.60 ↓ -87%
Multiplan All Products $451.80 ↓ -85%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $502.00 ↓ -84%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $519.65 ↓ -83%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $547.00 ↓ -82%
OPTUM All Products VA $571.26 ↓ -82%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $571.26 ↓ -82%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $571.26 ↓ -82%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $571.26 ↓ -82%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $574.35 ↓ -81%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $574.35 ↓ -81%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $574.35 ↓ -81%
United BH Managed Medicaid $579.82 ↓ -81%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $591.25 ↓ -81%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $593.48 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $593.48 ↓ -81%
Valor HMO & PPO $593.48 ↓ -81%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $593.48 ↓ -81%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $593.48 ↓ -81%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $601.70 ↓ -81%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $611.28 ↓ -80%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $616.96 ↓ -80%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $640.96 ↓ -79%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $652.82 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM HPN $1,494.49 ↓ -52%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $1,527.61 ↓ -51%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $1,758.23 ↓ -43%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $2,741.96 ↓ -12%
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital

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Vein x-ray skull epidural at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $3,099.20 $1.10 – $758.03
avon hospital Avon $2,772.90 $0.87 – $3,839.40
euclid hospital Euclid $2,772.90 $0.87 – $3,839.40
fairview hospital Cleveland $2,772.90 $0.87 – $3,839.40
lutheran hospital Cleveland $2,772.90 $0.87 – $3,839.40
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $2,772.90 $0.87 – $3,839.40
marymount hospital Garfield Heights $2,772.90 $0.87 – $3,839.40
medina hospital Medina $2,772.90 $0.87 – $3,839.40

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