Ecmo/ecls initiation artery 33947 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

$1,826.25

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.

$2,435.00

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.

$304.72 with Humana vs $14,352.00 with University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) — 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 $304.72 ↓ -83%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $304.72 ↓ -83%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $304.72 ↓ -83%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $304.72 ↓ -83%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $304.72 ↓ -83%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $304.72 ↓ -83%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $304.72 ↓ -83%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $304.72 ↓ -83%
Molina Medicare Advantage $304.72 ↓ -83%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $304.72 ↓ -83%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $304.72 ↓ -83%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $313.86 ↓ -83%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $319.95 ↓ -82%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $319.95 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Commercial $548.49 ↓ -70%
CareSource Marketplace $548.49 ↓ -70%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $835.21 ↓ -54%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $1,120.10 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $1,120.10 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $1,120.10 ↓ -39%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $1,217.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $1,217.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $1,217.50 ↓ -33%
Cigna PPO Commercial $1,351.43 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $1,704.50 ↓ -7%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $1,940.70 ↑ +6%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $1,948.00 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $1,948.00 ↑ +7%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $1,974.79 ↑ +8%
First Health Commercial $2,021.05 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $2,069.75 ↑ +13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $2,069.75 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial $2,074.62 ↑ +14%
Aetna OPN Commercial $2,089.23 ↑ +14%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $2,094.10 ↑ +15%
Cigna OAP Commercial $2,108.71 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan Commercial $2,142.80 ↑ +17%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $2,154.98 ↑ +18%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $2,191.50 ↑ +20%
HealthSmart Commercial $2,191.50 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $2,191.50 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $2,191.50 ↑ +20%
AultCare Commercial $2,191.50 ↑ +20%
JP Farley Commercial $2,191.50 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $2,191.50 ↑ +20%
Anthem Commercial $2,198.81 ↑ +20%
SummaCare Commercial $2,215.85 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $2,215.85 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,215.85 ↑ +21%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $14,352.00 ↑ +686%
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Ecmo/ecls initiation artery 33947 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $25,327.20 not published
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,896.05 $0.01 – $2,625.30
akron general Akron $1,896.05 $1.10 – $2,625.30
avon hospital Avon $1,792.05 $601.03 – $2,481.30
euclid hospital Euclid $1,792.05 $601.03 – $2,481.30
fairview hospital Cleveland $1,792.05 $542.25 – $2,481.30
lutheran hospital Cleveland $1,792.05 $601.03 – $2,481.30
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $1,792.05 $542.25 – $2,481.30

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