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X-ray head for orthodontia 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

$439.40

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$676.00

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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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$1.10 with Zing Health vs $409.57 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 $5.32 ↓ -99%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $6.38 ↓ -99%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $6.96 ↓ -98%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $7.78 ↓ -98%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $8.50 ↓ -98%
The Health Plan All Products $8.50 ↓ -98%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $8.50 ↓ -98%
Valor All Products $8.50 ↓ -98%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $8.50 ↓ -98%
United Medicare Advantage $8.50 ↓ -98%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $8.50 ↓ -98%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $8.50 ↓ -98%
PPHP All Products $8.85 ↓ -98%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $8.93 ↓ -98%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $11.26 ↓ -97%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $11.26 ↓ -97%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $14.96 ↓ -97%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $15.75 ↓ -96%
United HMO & PPO $16.02 ↓ -96%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $16.30 ↓ -96%
United Managed Medicaid $16.54 ↓ -96%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $16.54 ↓ -96%
Summacare Premier $16.71 ↓ -96%
Oscar All Products $17.28 ↓ -96%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $17.33 ↓ -96%
Molina Managed Medicaid $17.33 ↓ -96%
Summacare Preferred $17.34 ↓ -96%
United All Products - Mid-Level $21.08 ↓ -95%
United All Products $23.17 ↓ -95%
OHCP All Products $26.45 ↓ -94%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $28.60 ↓ -93%
Anthem All Products Physician $28.60 ↓ -93%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $28.60 ↓ -93%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $33.59 ↓ -92%
OMAS All Products $34.00 ↓ -92%
MMO SuperMed $36.72 ↓ -92%
MMO NASCO $36.72 ↓ -92%
Optum All Products Transplant $39.64 ↓ -91%
PHPHI All Products $40.80 ↓ -91%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $45.07 ↓ -90%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $47.44 ↓ -89%
MMO Traditional $47.60 ↓ -89%
GMS All Products $47.60 ↓ -89%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $49.81 ↓ -89%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $49.81 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $49.81 ↓ -89%
United BH Managed Medicaid $50.29 ↓ -89%
Aetna All Products First Health $51.00 ↓ -88%
Consociate Health All Products $51.00 ↓ -88%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $52.18 ↓ -88%
Aetna Asa $54.40 ↓ -88%
Multiplan All Products $61.20 ↓ -86%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $68.00 ↓ -85%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $81.36 ↓ -81%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $81.36 ↓ -81%
OPTUM All Products VA $81.36 ↓ -81%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $81.36 ↓ -81%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $82.33 ↓ -81%
Valor HMO & PPO $82.33 ↓ -81%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $82.33 ↓ -81%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $82.33 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $82.33 ↓ -81%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $84.20 ↓ -81%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $84.80 ↓ -81%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $87.86 ↓ -80%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $88.92 ↓ -80%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $90.57 ↓ -79%
AETNA International $205.96 ↓ -53%
ANTHEM HPN $207.33 ↓ -53%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $211.92 ↓ -52%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $243.92 ↓ -44%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $409.57 ↓ -7%
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital
Aetna Acop not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital

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X-ray head for orthodontia at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $439.40 $1.10 – $547.20
mercy hospital Canton $439.40 $1.10 – $82.33
avon hospital Avon not published $33.12 – $90.57
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euclid hospital Euclid not published $33.12 – $90.57
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