Artery-vein nonautograft 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

$5,272.50

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.

$7,030.00

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.

$2,411.29 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $9,713.59 with CareSource — 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
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $2,411.29 ↓ -54%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $2,590.00 ↓ -51%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $3,233.80 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $3,233.80 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $3,233.80 ↓ -39%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $3,515.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $3,515.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $3,515.00 ↓ -33%
Cigna PPO Commercial $3,901.65 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $4,921.00 ↓ -7%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $5,396.44 ↑ +2%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $5,396.44 ↑ +2%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $5,396.44 ↑ +2%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $5,396.44 ↑ +2%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $5,396.44 ↑ +2%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $5,396.44 ↑ +2%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $5,396.44 ↑ +2%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $5,396.44 ↑ +2%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $5,396.44 ↑ +2%
Humana Medicare Advantage $5,396.44 ↑ +2%
Molina Medicare Advantage $5,396.44 ↑ +2%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $5,558.33 ↑ +5%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $5,602.91 ↑ +6%
Beech Street Commercial $5,624.00 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $5,624.00 ↑ +7%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $5,666.26 ↑ +7%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $5,666.26 ↑ +7%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $5,701.33 ↑ +8%
First Health Commercial $5,834.90 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $5,975.50 ↑ +13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $5,975.50 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial $5,989.56 ↑ +14%
Aetna OPN Commercial $6,031.74 ↑ +14%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $6,045.80 ↑ +15%
Cigna OAP Commercial $6,087.98 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan Commercial $6,186.40 ↑ +17%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $6,221.55 ↑ +18%
HealthSmart Commercial $6,327.00 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $6,327.00 ↑ +20%
AultCare Commercial $6,327.00 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $6,327.00 ↑ +20%
JP Farley Commercial $6,327.00 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $6,327.00 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $6,327.00 ↑ +20%
Anthem Commercial $6,348.09 ↑ +20%
SummaCare Commercial $6,397.30 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $6,397.30 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Commercial $6,397.30 ↑ +21%
Ambetter Commercial $9,713.59 ↑ +84%
CareSource Marketplace $9,713.59 ↑ +84%
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Artery-vein nonautograft at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $35,509.49 $5,422.70 – $5,531.16
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $21,954.04 $5,422.70 – $5,531.16
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $38,816.68 $5,516.85 – $5,627.18
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $3,127.80 $1.10 – $5,264.43
akron general Akron $3,127.80 $1.10 – $5,422.37
mercy hospital Canton $3,127.80 $1.10 – $5,422.37
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $6,325.50 $900.00 – $9,475.98
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $6,325.50 $900.00 – $13,333.32

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