Fragmenting of kidney stone 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

$11,301.75

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.

$15,069.00

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.

$3,418.53 with Humana vs $13,712.79 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 $3,418.53 ↓ -70%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $3,418.53 ↓ -70%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,418.53 ↓ -70%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $3,418.53 ↓ -70%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $3,418.53 ↓ -70%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $3,418.53 ↓ -70%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,418.53 ↓ -70%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $3,418.53 ↓ -70%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,418.53 ↓ -70%
Molina Medicare Advantage $3,418.53 ↓ -70%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $3,418.53 ↓ -70%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $3,521.08 ↓ -69%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $3,589.45 ↓ -68%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $3,589.45 ↓ -68%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $5,168.67 ↓ -54%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $6,027.60 ↓ -47%
Ambetter Commercial $6,153.35 ↓ -46%
CareSource Marketplace $6,153.35 ↓ -46%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $6,931.74 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $6,931.74 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $6,931.74 ↓ -39%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $7,534.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $7,534.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $7,534.50 ↓ -33%
Cigna PPO Commercial $8,363.30 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $10,548.30 ↓ -7%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $12,009.99 ↑ +6%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $12,055.20 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $12,055.20 ↑ +7%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $12,220.96 ↑ +8%
First Health Commercial $12,507.27 ↑ +11%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $12,808.65 ↑ +13%
Century Health Network Commercial $12,808.65 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial $12,838.79 ↑ +14%
Aetna OPN Commercial $12,929.20 ↑ +14%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $12,959.34 ↑ +15%
Cigna OAP Commercial $13,049.75 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan Commercial $13,260.72 ↑ +17%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $13,336.07 ↑ +18%
JP Farley Commercial $13,562.10 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $13,562.10 ↑ +20%
HealthSmart Commercial $13,562.10 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $13,562.10 ↑ +20%
AultCare Commercial $13,562.10 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $13,562.10 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $13,562.10 ↑ +20%
Anthem Commercial $13,607.31 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Commercial $13,712.79 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $13,712.79 ↑ +21%
SummaCare Commercial $13,712.79 ↑ +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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St Ritas Medical Center Lima $23,630.31 $3,494.80 – $3,564.70
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fairview hospital Cleveland $10,312.25 $0.01 – $14,278.50
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