Hc nm kidney imaging with flow 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

$638.25

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.

$851.00

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.

$291.89 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $774.41 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
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $291.89 ↓ -54%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $387.70 ↓ -39%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $387.70 ↓ -39%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $387.70 ↓ -39%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $387.70 ↓ -39%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $387.70 ↓ -39%
Humana Medicare Advantage $387.70 ↓ -39%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $387.70 ↓ -39%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $387.70 ↓ -39%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $387.70 ↓ -39%
Molina Medicare Advantage $387.70 ↓ -39%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $387.70 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $391.46 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $391.46 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $391.46 ↓ -39%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $399.33 ↓ -37%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $407.08 ↓ -36%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $407.08 ↓ -36%
Immergrun Commercial $425.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $425.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $425.50 ↓ -33%
Cigna PPO Commercial $472.31 ↓ -26%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $492.30 ↓ -23%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $595.70 ↓ -7%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $678.25 ↑ +6%
Beech Street Commercial $680.80 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $680.80 ↑ +7%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $690.16 ↑ +8%
CareSource Marketplace $697.86 ↑ +9%
Ambetter Commercial $697.86 ↑ +9%
First Health Commercial $706.33 ↑ +11%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $723.35 ↑ +13%
Century Health Network Commercial $723.35 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial $725.05 ↑ +14%
Aetna OPN Commercial $730.16 ↑ +14%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $731.86 ↑ +15%
Cigna OAP Commercial $736.97 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan Commercial $748.88 ↑ +17%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $753.14 ↑ +18%
HealthSmart Commercial $765.90 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $765.90 ↑ +20%
JP Farley Commercial $765.90 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $765.90 ↑ +20%
AultCare Commercial $765.90 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $765.90 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $765.90 ↑ +20%
Anthem Commercial $768.45 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $774.41 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Commercial $774.41 ↑ +21%
SummaCare Commercial $774.41 ↑ +21%
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas 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 —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Hc nm kidney imaging with flow at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $822.60 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $2,002.80 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $1,357.37 $1,642.20 – $2,107.49
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,929.85 $1.10 – $2,495.70
avon hospital Avon $1,802.45 $0.87 – $2,495.70
euclid hospital Euclid $1,802.45 $0.87 – $2,495.70
fairview hospital Cleveland $1,802.45 $0.87 – $2,495.70
lutheran hospital Cleveland $1,802.45 $0.87 – $2,495.70

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