Ketone body(s) beta-hydroxybutyrate quantitative 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

$285.75

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.

$381.00

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.

$8.17 with Humana vs $171.08 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 $8.17 ↓ -97%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $8.17 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $8.17 ↓ -97%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $8.17 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $8.17 ↓ -97%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $8.17 ↓ -97%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $8.17 ↓ -97%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $8.17 ↓ -97%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $8.17 ↓ -97%
Molina Medicare Advantage $8.17 ↓ -97%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $8.17 ↓ -97%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $8.42 ↓ -97%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $8.58 ↓ -97%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $8.58 ↓ -97%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $11.40 ↓ -96%
Ambetter Commercial $14.71 ↓ -95%
CareSource Marketplace $14.71 ↓ -95%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $64.48 ↓ -77%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $86.48 ↓ -70%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $86.48 ↓ -70%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $86.48 ↓ -70%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $94.00 ↓ -67%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $94.00 ↓ -67%
Immergrun Commercial $94.00 ↓ -67%
Cigna PPO Commercial $104.34 ↓ -63%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $131.60 ↓ -54%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $149.84 ↓ -48%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $150.40 ↓ -47%
Beech Street Commercial $150.40 ↓ -47%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $152.47 ↓ -47%
First Health Commercial $156.04 ↓ -45%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $159.80 ↓ -44%
Century Health Network Commercial $159.80 ↓ -44%
Aetna Commercial $160.18 ↓ -44%
Aetna OPN Commercial $161.30 ↓ -44%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $161.68 ↓ -43%
Cigna OAP Commercial $162.81 ↓ -43%
The Health Plan Commercial $165.44 ↓ -42%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $166.38 ↓ -42%
JP Farley Commercial $169.20 ↓ -41%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $169.20 ↓ -41%
HealthSmart Commercial $169.20 ↓ -41%
MultiPlan Commercial $169.20 ↓ -41%
AultCare Commercial $169.20 ↓ -41%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $169.20 ↓ -41%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $169.20 ↓ -41%
Anthem Commercial $169.76 ↓ -41%
United Healthcare Commercial $171.08 ↓ -40%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $171.08 ↓ -40%
SummaCare Commercial $171.08 ↓ -40%
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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Ketone body(s) beta-hydroxybutyrate quantitative at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $92.40 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $92.40 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $92.40 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $92.40 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $92.40 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $75.00 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $125.97 $4.04 – $170.18
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $36.40 $1.10 – $50.40

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