Amino acids quant 2-5 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

$239.25

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$319.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$19.61 with Humana vs $154.70 with SummaCare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
Humana Medicare Advantage $19.61 ↓ -92%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $19.61 ↓ -92%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $19.61 ↓ -92%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $19.61 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $19.61 ↓ -92%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $19.61 ↓ -92%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $19.61 ↓ -92%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $19.61 ↓ -92%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $19.61 ↓ -92%
Molina Medicare Advantage $19.61 ↓ -92%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $19.61 ↓ -92%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $20.20 ↓ -92%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $20.59 ↓ -91%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $20.59 ↓ -91%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $23.54 ↓ -90%
Ambetter Commercial $35.30 ↓ -85%
CareSource Marketplace $35.30 ↓ -85%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $58.31 ↓ -76%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $78.20 ↓ -67%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $78.20 ↓ -67%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $78.20 ↓ -67%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $85.00 ↓ -64%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $85.00 ↓ -64%
Immergrun Commercial $85.00 ↓ -64%
Cigna PPO Commercial $94.35 ↓ -61%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $119.00 ↓ -50%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $135.49 ↓ -43%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $136.00 ↓ -43%
Beech Street Commercial $136.00 ↓ -43%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $137.87 ↓ -42%
First Health Commercial $141.10 ↓ -41%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $144.50 ↓ -40%
Century Health Network Commercial $144.50 ↓ -40%
Aetna Commercial $144.84 ↓ -39%
Aetna OPN Commercial $145.86 ↓ -39%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $146.20 ↓ -39%
Cigna OAP Commercial $147.22 ↓ -38%
The Health Plan Commercial $149.60 ↓ -37%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $150.45 ↓ -37%
JP Farley Commercial $153.00 ↓ -36%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $153.00 ↓ -36%
HealthSmart Commercial $153.00 ↓ -36%
MultiPlan Commercial $153.00 ↓ -36%
AultCare Commercial $153.00 ↓ -36%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $153.00 ↓ -36%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $153.00 ↓ -36%
Anthem Commercial $153.51 ↓ -36%
United Healthcare Commercial $154.70 ↓ -35%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $154.70 ↓ -35%
SummaCare Commercial $154.70 ↓ -35%
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 —

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Amino acids quant 2-5 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $141.35 $8.33 – $190.95
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $87.75 $1.10 – $121.50
akron general Akron $87.75 $0.95 – $121.50
lodi hospital Lodi $87.75 $8.69 – $121.50
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $239.25 $7.98 – $171.00
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $239.25 $9.26 – $171.00
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $221.25 $7.98 – $59.00
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $239.25 $19.61 – $35.30

All Ohio hospitals for this procedure →