Fetal biophys profile w/nst 76818 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

$656.25

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.

$875.00

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.

$101.39 with Humana vs $796.25 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 $101.39 ↓ -85%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $101.39 ↓ -85%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $101.39 ↓ -85%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $101.39 ↓ -85%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $101.39 ↓ -85%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $101.39 ↓ -85%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $101.39 ↓ -85%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $101.39 ↓ -85%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $101.39 ↓ -85%
Molina Medicare Advantage $101.39 ↓ -85%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $101.39 ↓ -85%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $104.43 ↓ -84%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $106.46 ↓ -84%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $106.46 ↓ -84%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $161.25 ↓ -75%
Ambetter Commercial $182.50 ↓ -72%
CareSource Marketplace $182.50 ↓ -72%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $300.13 ↓ -54%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $402.50 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $402.50 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $402.50 ↓ -39%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $437.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $437.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $437.50 ↓ -33%
Cigna PPO Commercial $485.63 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $612.50 ↓ -7%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $697.38 ↑ +6%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $700.00 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $700.00 ↑ +7%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $709.63 ↑ +8%
First Health Commercial $726.25 ↑ +11%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $743.75 ↑ +13%
Century Health Network Commercial $743.75 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial $745.50 ↑ +14%
Aetna OPN Commercial $750.75 ↑ +14%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $752.50 ↑ +15%
Cigna OAP Commercial $757.75 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan Commercial $770.00 ↑ +17%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $774.38 ↑ +18%
JP Farley Commercial $787.50 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $787.50 ↑ +20%
HealthSmart Commercial $787.50 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $787.50 ↑ +20%
AultCare Commercial $787.50 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $787.50 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $787.50 ↑ +20%
Anthem Commercial $790.13 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Commercial $796.25 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $796.25 ↑ +21%
SummaCare Commercial $796.25 ↑ +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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Fetal biophys profile w/nst 76818 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $790.20 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $376.20 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $790.20 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $747.37 $904.20 – $1,160.39
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $750.10 $1.10 – $660.60
akron general Akron $750.10 $0.87 – $660.60
avon hospital Avon $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
euclid hospital Euclid $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60

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