Drain finger abscess;simple 26010 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

$190.50

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$254.00

Gross charge

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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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$87.12 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $350.24 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

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $87.12 ↓ -54%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $101.60 ↓ -47%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $116.84 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $116.84 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $116.84 ↓ -39%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $127.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $127.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $127.00 ↓ -33%
Cigna PPO Commercial $140.97 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $177.80 ↓ -7%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $194.58 ↑ +2%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $194.58 ↑ +2%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $194.58 ↑ +2%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $194.58 ↑ +2%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $194.58 ↑ +2%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $194.58 ↑ +2%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $194.58 ↑ +2%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $194.58 ↑ +2%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $194.58 ↑ +2%
Humana Medicare Advantage $194.58 ↑ +2%
Molina Medicare Advantage $194.58 ↑ +2%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $200.41 ↑ +5%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $202.44 ↑ +6%
Beech Street Commercial $203.20 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $203.20 ↑ +7%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $204.30 ↑ +7%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $204.30 ↑ +7%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $205.99 ↑ +8%
First Health Commercial $210.82 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $215.90 ↑ +13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $215.90 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial $216.41 ↑ +14%
Aetna OPN Commercial $217.93 ↑ +14%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $218.44 ↑ +15%
Cigna OAP Commercial $219.96 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan Commercial $223.52 ↑ +17%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $224.79 ↑ +18%
HealthSmart Commercial $228.60 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $228.60 ↑ +20%
AultCare Commercial $228.60 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $228.60 ↑ +20%
JP Farley Commercial $228.60 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $228.60 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $228.60 ↑ +20%
Anthem Commercial $229.36 ↑ +20%
SummaCare Commercial $231.14 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $231.14 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Commercial $231.14 ↑ +21%
Ambetter Commercial $350.24 ↑ +84%
CareSource Marketplace $350.24 ↑ +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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Drain finger abscess;simple 26010 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Clermont Hospital Batavia $460.80 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $228.63 $192.85 – $354.97
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $594.10 $0.01 – $822.60
akron general Akron $594.10 $1.10 – $822.60
avon hospital Avon $594.10 $0.01 – $822.60
euclid hospital Euclid $594.10 $0.01 – $822.60
fairview hospital Cleveland $594.10 $0.01 – $822.60
lutheran hospital Cleveland $594.10 $0.01 – $822.60

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