Intro cath dialysis circuit w/stent plcmnt 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

$10,578.00

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.

$14,104.00

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.

$4,837.67 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $20,152.00 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 $4,837.67 ↓ -54%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $5,641.60 ↓ -47%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $6,487.84 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $6,487.84 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $6,487.84 ↓ -39%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $7,052.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $7,052.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $7,052.00 ↓ -33%
Cigna PPO Commercial $7,827.72 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $9,872.80 ↓ -7%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $11,195.55 ↑ +6%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $11,195.55 ↑ +6%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $11,195.55 ↑ +6%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $11,195.55 ↑ +6%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $11,195.55 ↑ +6%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $11,195.55 ↑ +6%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $11,195.55 ↑ +6%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $11,195.55 ↑ +6%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $11,195.55 ↑ +6%
Humana Medicare Advantage $11,195.55 ↑ +6%
Molina Medicare Advantage $11,195.55 ↑ +6%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $11,240.89 ↑ +6%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $11,283.20 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $11,283.20 ↑ +7%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $11,438.34 ↑ +8%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $11,531.42 ↑ +9%
First Health Commercial $11,706.32 ↑ +11%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $11,755.33 ↑ +11%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $11,755.33 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $11,988.40 ↑ +13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $11,988.40 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial $12,016.61 ↑ +14%
Aetna OPN Commercial $12,101.23 ↑ +14%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $12,129.44 ↑ +15%
Cigna OAP Commercial $12,214.06 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan Commercial $12,411.52 ↑ +17%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $12,482.04 ↑ +18%
HealthSmart Commercial $12,693.60 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $12,693.60 ↑ +20%
AultCare Commercial $12,693.60 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $12,693.60 ↑ +20%
JP Farley Commercial $12,693.60 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $12,693.60 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $12,693.60 ↑ +20%
Anthem Commercial $12,735.91 ↑ +20%
SummaCare Commercial $12,834.64 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $12,834.64 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Commercial $12,834.64 ↑ +21%
Ambetter Commercial $20,152.00 ↑ +91%
CareSource Marketplace $20,152.00 ↑ +91%
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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Intro cath dialysis circuit w/stent plcmnt at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $21,241.20 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $21,241.20 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $21,241.20 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $21,241.20 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $21,241.20 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $26,111.40 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $11,263.57 $13,627.20 – $18,169.60
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $20,955.35 $1.10 – $29,015.10

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