Ablation of upper extremity nerves rf at University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center

1025 Center St, Ashland, OH · University Hospitals · · NPI 1902882939

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$2,425.50

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$3,234.00

Gross charge

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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.

$297.68 with Humana vs $1,596.14 with SummaCare — 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
Humana Medicare Advantage $297.68 ↓ -88%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $297.68 ↓ -88%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $297.68 ↓ -88%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $297.68 ↓ -88%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $297.68 ↓ -88%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $297.68 ↓ -88%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $297.68 ↓ -88%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $297.68 ↓ -88%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $297.68 ↓ -88%
Molina Medicare Advantage $297.68 ↓ -88%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $297.68 ↓ -88%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $306.61 ↓ -87%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $312.57 ↓ -87%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $312.57 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Commercial $535.83 ↓ -78%
CareSource Marketplace $535.83 ↓ -78%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $601.62 ↓ -75%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $701.60 ↓ -71%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $806.84 ↓ -67%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $806.84 ↓ -67%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $806.84 ↓ -67%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $877.00 ↓ -64%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $877.00 ↓ -64%
Immergrun Commercial $877.00 ↓ -64%
Cigna PPO Commercial $973.47 ↓ -60%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $1,227.80 ↓ -49%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $1,397.94 ↓ -42%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $1,403.20 ↓ -42%
Beech Street Commercial $1,403.20 ↓ -42%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $1,422.49 ↓ -41%
First Health Commercial $1,455.82 ↓ -40%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $1,490.90 ↓ -39%
Century Health Network Commercial $1,490.90 ↓ -39%
Aetna Commercial $1,494.41 ↓ -38%
Aetna OPN Commercial $1,504.93 ↓ -38%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $1,508.44 ↓ -38%
Cigna OAP Commercial $1,518.96 ↓ -37%
The Health Plan Commercial $1,543.52 ↓ -36%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $1,552.29 ↓ -36%
JP Farley Commercial $1,578.60 ↓ -35%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $1,578.60 ↓ -35%
HealthSmart Commercial $1,578.60 ↓ -35%
MultiPlan Commercial $1,578.60 ↓ -35%
AultCare Commercial $1,578.60 ↓ -35%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $1,578.60 ↓ -35%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $1,578.60 ↓ -35%
Anthem Commercial $1,583.86 ↓ -35%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,596.14 ↓ -34%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $1,596.14 ↓ -34%
SummaCare Commercial $1,596.14 ↓ -34%
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Ablation of upper extremity nerves rf at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $2,352.00 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $2,352.00 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $2,352.00 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $332.28 $192.85 – $515.90
akron general Akron $9,505.60 $0.01 – $735.30
avon hospital Avon $3,992.95 $0.01 – $774.00
euclid hospital Euclid $3,992.95 $0.01 – $774.00
fairview hospital Cleveland $3,992.95 $0.01 – $774.00

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