Hysteroscopy ablation 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

$4,888.50

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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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$6,518.00

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.

$2,235.67 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $8,732.48 with CareSource — 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 $2,235.67 ↓ -54%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $2,590.00 ↓ -47%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $2,998.28 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $2,998.28 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $2,998.28 ↓ -39%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $3,259.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $3,259.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $3,259.00 ↓ -33%
Cigna PPO Commercial $3,617.49 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $4,562.60 ↓ -7%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $4,851.38 ↓ -1%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $4,851.38 ↓ -1%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $4,851.38 ↓ -1%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $4,851.38 ↓ -1%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $4,851.38 ↓ -1%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $4,851.38 ↓ -1%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $4,851.38 ↓ -1%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $4,851.38 ↓ -1%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $4,851.38 ↓ -1%
Humana Medicare Advantage $4,851.38 ↓ -1%
Molina Medicare Advantage $4,851.38 ↓ -1%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $4,996.92 ↑ +2%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $5,093.94 ↑ +4%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $5,093.94 ↑ +4%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $5,194.85 ↑ +6%
Beech Street Commercial $5,214.40 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $5,214.40 ↑ +7%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $5,286.10 ↑ +8%
First Health Commercial $5,409.94 ↑ +11%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $5,540.30 ↑ +13%
Century Health Network Commercial $5,540.30 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial $5,553.34 ↑ +14%
Aetna OPN Commercial $5,592.44 ↑ +14%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $5,605.48 ↑ +15%
Cigna OAP Commercial $5,644.59 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan Commercial $5,735.84 ↑ +17%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $5,768.43 ↑ +18%
HealthSmart Commercial $5,866.20 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $5,866.20 ↑ +20%
AultCare Commercial $5,866.20 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $5,866.20 ↑ +20%
JP Farley Commercial $5,866.20 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $5,866.20 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $5,866.20 ↑ +20%
Anthem Commercial $5,885.75 ↑ +20%
SummaCare Commercial $5,931.38 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $5,931.38 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Commercial $5,931.38 ↑ +21%
Ambetter Commercial $8,732.48 ↑ +79%
CareSource Marketplace $8,732.48 ↑ +79%
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 —

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Hysteroscopy ablation at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $22,696.24 $4,874.99 – $4,972.49
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $19,910.43 $4,874.99 – $4,972.49
Clermont Hospital Batavia $21,139.75 $4,874.99 – $4,874.99
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $15,455.42 $4,959.62 – $5,058.81
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $34,430.63 $4,959.62 – $5,058.81
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $14,760.20 $0.01 – $20,437.20
akron general Akron $1,278.55 $1.10 – $4,926.08
mercy hospital Canton $1,278.55 $1.10 – $4,874.68

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