Genome sequence analysis 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

$8,306.25

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.

$11,075.00

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.

$904.83 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $9,056.16 with Ambetter — 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
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $904.83 ↓ -89%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $1,055.20 ↓ -87%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $1,213.48 ↓ -85%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $1,213.48 ↓ -85%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $1,213.48 ↓ -85%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $1,319.00 ↓ -84%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $1,319.00 ↓ -84%
Immergrun Commercial $1,319.00 ↓ -84%
Cigna PPO Commercial $1,464.09 ↓ -82%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $1,846.60 ↓ -78%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $2,102.49 ↓ -75%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $2,110.40 ↓ -75%
Beech Street Commercial $2,110.40 ↓ -75%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $2,139.42 ↓ -74%
First Health Commercial $2,189.54 ↓ -74%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $2,242.30 ↓ -73%
Century Health Network Commercial $2,242.30 ↓ -73%
Aetna Commercial $2,247.58 ↓ -73%
Aetna OPN Commercial $2,263.40 ↓ -73%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $2,268.68 ↓ -73%
Cigna OAP Commercial $2,284.51 ↓ -72%
The Health Plan Commercial $2,321.44 ↓ -72%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $2,334.63 ↓ -72%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $2,374.20 ↓ -71%
HealthSmart Commercial $2,374.20 ↓ -71%
MultiPlan Commercial $2,374.20 ↓ -71%
AultCare Commercial $2,374.20 ↓ -71%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $2,374.20 ↓ -71%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $2,374.20 ↓ -71%
JP Farley Commercial $2,374.20 ↓ -71%
Anthem Commercial $2,382.11 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,400.58 ↓ -71%
SummaCare Commercial $2,400.58 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $2,400.58 ↓ -71%
Humana Medicare Advantage $5,031.20 ↓ -39%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $5,031.20 ↓ -39%
Molina Medicare Advantage $5,031.20 ↓ -39%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $5,031.20 ↓ -39%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $5,031.20 ↓ -39%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $5,031.20 ↓ -39%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $5,031.20 ↓ -39%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $5,031.20 ↓ -39%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $5,031.20 ↓ -39%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $5,031.20 ↓ -39%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $5,031.20 ↓ -39%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $5,182.14 ↓ -38%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $5,282.76 ↓ -36%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $5,282.76 ↓ -36%
CareSource Marketplace $9,056.16 ↑ +9%
Ambetter Commercial $9,056.16 ↑ +9%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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