Excision of anal lesion(s) 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

$2,658.75

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.

$3,545.00

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.

$1,215.94 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $4,845.30 with CareSource — 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
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $1,215.94 ↓ -54%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $1,386.00 ↓ -48%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $1,630.70 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $1,630.70 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $1,630.70 ↓ -39%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $1,772.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $1,772.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $1,772.50 ↓ -33%
Cigna PPO Commercial $1,967.48 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $2,481.50 ↓ -7%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $2,691.84 ↑ +1%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,691.84 ↑ +1%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $2,691.84 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $2,691.84 ↑ +1%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,691.84 ↑ +1%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $2,691.84 ↑ +1%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $2,691.84 ↑ +1%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $2,691.84 ↑ +1%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $2,691.84 ↑ +1%
Humana Medicare Advantage $2,691.84 ↑ +1%
Molina Medicare Advantage $2,691.84 ↑ +1%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $2,772.59 ↑ +4%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $2,825.37 ↑ +6%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $2,826.43 ↑ +6%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $2,826.43 ↑ +6%
Beech Street Commercial $2,836.00 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $2,836.00 ↑ +7%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $2,875.00 ↑ +8%
First Health Commercial $2,942.35 ↑ +11%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $3,013.25 ↑ +13%
Century Health Network Commercial $3,013.25 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial $3,020.34 ↑ +14%
Aetna OPN Commercial $3,041.61 ↑ +14%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $3,048.70 ↑ +15%
Cigna OAP Commercial $3,069.97 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan Commercial $3,119.60 ↑ +17%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $3,137.33 ↑ +18%
HealthSmart Commercial $3,190.50 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $3,190.50 ↑ +20%
AultCare Commercial $3,190.50 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $3,190.50 ↑ +20%
JP Farley Commercial $3,190.50 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $3,190.50 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $3,190.50 ↑ +20%
Anthem Commercial $3,201.14 ↑ +20%
SummaCare Commercial $3,225.95 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $3,225.95 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Commercial $3,225.95 ↑ +21%
Ambetter Commercial $4,845.30 ↑ +82%
CareSource Marketplace $4,845.30 ↑ +82%
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 —

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Excision of anal lesion(s) at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $16,704.18 $2,704.94 – $2,759.04
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $19,193.97 $2,751.90 – $2,806.94
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $8,199.75 $0.01 – $11,353.50
akron general Akron $8,199.75 $1.10 – $11,353.50
mercy hospital Canton $496.60 $1.10 – $2,704.77
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $3,190.50 $900.00 – $4,726.78
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $3,190.50 $900.00 – $6,650.88
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $2,658.75 not published

All Ohio hospitals for this procedure →