Laryngoscopy telescopic 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

$725.25

Cash price

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$967.00

Gross charge

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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.

$331.68 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $879.97 with United Healthcare — 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

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 $331.68 ↓ -54%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $379.31 ↓ -48%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $379.31 ↓ -48%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $379.31 ↓ -48%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $379.31 ↓ -48%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $379.31 ↓ -48%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $379.31 ↓ -48%
Molina Medicare Advantage $379.31 ↓ -48%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $379.31 ↓ -48%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $379.31 ↓ -48%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $379.31 ↓ -48%
Humana Medicare Advantage $379.31 ↓ -48%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $386.80 ↓ -47%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $390.69 ↓ -46%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $398.27 ↓ -45%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $398.27 ↓ -45%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $444.82 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $444.82 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $444.82 ↓ -39%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $483.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $483.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $483.50 ↓ -33%
Cigna PPO Commercial $536.69 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $676.90 ↓ -7%
Ambetter Commercial $682.75 ↓ -6%
CareSource Marketplace $682.75 ↓ -6%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $770.70 ↑ +6%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $773.60 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $773.60 ↑ +7%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $784.24 ↑ +8%
First Health Commercial $802.61 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $821.95 ↑ +13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $821.95 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial $823.88 ↑ +14%
Aetna OPN Commercial $829.69 ↑ +14%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $831.62 ↑ +15%
Cigna OAP Commercial $837.42 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan Commercial $850.96 ↑ +17%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $855.80 ↑ +18%
JP Farley Commercial $870.30 ↑ +20%
AultCare Commercial $870.30 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $870.30 ↑ +20%
HealthSmart Commercial $870.30 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $870.30 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $870.30 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $870.30 ↑ +20%
Anthem Commercial $873.20 ↑ +20%
SummaCare Commercial $879.97 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $879.97 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Commercial $879.97 ↑ +21%
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource 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 —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Laryngoscopy telescopic at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $1,361.40 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $1,296.60 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $1,123.80 $387.77 – $395.53
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,160.90 $0.01 – $1,607.40
akron general Akron $537.55 $1.10 – $744.30
avon hospital Avon $1,160.90 $212.31 – $1,607.40
euclid hospital Euclid $1,160.90 $212.31 – $1,607.40
fairview hospital Cleveland $1,160.90 $181.35 – $1,607.40

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