X-ray exam entire spi 4/5 vw 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

$577.20

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.

$888.00

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 $734.00 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%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $10.45 ↓ -98%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $12.52 ↓ -98%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $13.67 ↓ -98%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $15.28 ↓ -97%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $16.69 ↓ -97%
Valor All Products $16.69 ↓ -97%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $16.69 ↓ -97%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $16.69 ↓ -97%
United Medicare Advantage $16.69 ↓ -97%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $16.69 ↓ -97%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $16.69 ↓ -97%
The Health Plan All Products $16.69 ↓ -97%
PPHP All Products $17.37 ↓ -97%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $17.52 ↓ -97%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $22.93 ↓ -96%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $22.93 ↓ -96%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $30.20 ↓ -95%
United HMO & PPO $32.58 ↓ -94%
Summacare Premier $32.80 ↓ -94%
Summacare Preferred $34.05 ↓ -94%
Oscar All Products $39.13 ↓ -93%
United All Products - Mid-Level $42.89 ↓ -93%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $45.07 ↓ -92%
United All Products $47.14 ↓ -92%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $47.44 ↓ -92%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $47.44 ↓ -92%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $48.21 ↓ -92%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $49.81 ↓ -91%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $49.81 ↓ -91%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $49.81 ↓ -91%
United BH Managed Medicaid $50.29 ↓ -91%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $52.18 ↓ -91%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $53.29 ↓ -91%
United Managed Medicaid $53.29 ↓ -91%
Molina Managed Medicaid $55.83 ↓ -90%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $55.83 ↓ -90%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $58.26 ↓ -90%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $58.26 ↓ -90%
Anthem All Products Physician $58.26 ↓ -90%
OHCP All Products $59.91 ↓ -90%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $76.08 ↓ -87%
OMAS All Products $77.00 ↓ -87%
Aetna Acop $79.45 ↓ -86%
MMO NASCO $83.16 ↓ -86%
MMO SuperMed $83.16 ↓ -86%
Optum All Products Transplant $89.78 ↓ -84%
PHPHI All Products $92.40 ↓ -84%
OPTUM All Products VA $98.26 ↓ -83%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $98.26 ↓ -83%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $98.26 ↓ -83%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $98.26 ↓ -83%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $98.91 ↓ -83%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $98.91 ↓ -83%
Valor HMO & PPO $98.91 ↓ -83%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $98.91 ↓ -83%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $98.91 ↓ -83%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $101.69 ↓ -82%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $101.88 ↓ -82%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.12 ↓ -82%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $106.82 ↓ -81%
GMS All Products $107.80 ↓ -81%
MMO Traditional $107.80 ↓ -81%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $108.80 ↓ -81%
Aetna All Products First Health $115.50 ↓ -80%
Consociate Health All Products $115.50 ↓ -80%
Aetna Asa $123.20 ↓ -79%
Multiplan All Products $138.60 ↓ -76%
ANTHEM HPN $144.06 ↓ -75%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $154.00 ↓ -73%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $207.58 ↓ -64%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $234.88 ↓ -59%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $234.88 ↓ -59%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $254.59 ↓ -56%
Summacare PREMIER $263.51 ↓ -54%
AETNA International $277.21 ↓ -52%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $293.03 ↓ -49%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $297.27 ↓ -48%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $330.30 ↓ -43%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $356.72 ↓ -38%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $367.00 ↓ -36%
MMO TRADITIONAL $382.41 ↓ -34%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $396.36 ↓ -31%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $405.90 ↓ -30%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $415.44 ↓ -28%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $440.40 ↓ -24%
The Health Plan HMO $440.40 ↓ -24%
The Health Plan ASO Self-Funded $506.46 ↓ -12%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $513.80 ↓ -11%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $513.80 ↓ -11%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $550.50 ↓ -5%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $550.50 ↓ -5%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $551.66 ↓ -4%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $587.20 ↑ +2%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $660.60 ↑ +14%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $660.60 ↑ +14%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $660.60 ↑ +14%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $660.60 ↑ +14%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $734.00 ↑ +27%
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital —
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
United BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital —
AETNA NAP not published by hospital —

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X-ray exam entire spi 4/5 vw at other Ohio hospitals

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Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $198.00 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $190.20 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $190.20 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $190.20 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $415.20 not published
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