Chromosome analysis 100 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

$519.00

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.

$692.00

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.

$173.17 with Humana vs $629.72 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 $173.17 ↓ -67%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $173.17 ↓ -67%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $173.17 ↓ -67%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $173.17 ↓ -67%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $173.17 ↓ -67%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $173.17 ↓ -67%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $173.17 ↓ -67%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $173.17 ↓ -67%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $173.17 ↓ -67%
Molina Medicare Advantage $173.17 ↓ -67%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $173.17 ↓ -67%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $178.37 ↓ -66%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $181.83 ↓ -65%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $181.83 ↓ -65%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $237.36 ↓ -54%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $241.59 ↓ -53%
Ambetter Commercial $311.71 ↓ -40%
CareSource Marketplace $311.71 ↓ -40%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $318.32 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $318.32 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $318.32 ↓ -39%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $346.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $346.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $346.00 ↓ -33%
Cigna PPO Commercial $384.06 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $484.40 ↓ -7%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $551.52 ↑ +6%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $553.60 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $553.60 ↑ +7%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $561.21 ↑ +8%
First Health Commercial $574.36 ↑ +11%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $588.20 ↑ +13%
Century Health Network Commercial $588.20 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial $589.58 ↑ +14%
Aetna OPN Commercial $593.74 ↑ +14%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $595.12 ↑ +15%
Cigna OAP Commercial $599.27 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan Commercial $608.96 ↑ +17%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $612.42 ↑ +18%
JP Farley Commercial $622.80 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $622.80 ↑ +20%
HealthSmart Commercial $622.80 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $622.80 ↑ +20%
AultCare Commercial $622.80 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $622.80 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $622.80 ↑ +20%
Anthem Commercial $624.88 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Commercial $629.72 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $629.72 ↑ +21%
SummaCare Commercial $629.72 ↑ +21%
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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Chromosome analysis 100 at other Ohio hospitals

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St Ritas Medical Center Lima $597.60 not published
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $776.75 $116.49 – $1,075.50
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $519.00 $50.00 – $622.80
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $519.00 $81.74 – $622.80
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $519.00 $59.00 – $415.62
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $519.00 $173.17 – $311.71
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $519.00 $52.00 – $311.71
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva $519.00 $69.00 – $415.62

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