M.avium-intra dna amp prob 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

$489.75

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.

$653.00

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.

$35.09 with Humana vs $468.65 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 $35.09 ↓ -93%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $35.09 ↓ -93%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $35.09 ↓ -93%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $35.09 ↓ -93%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $35.09 ↓ -93%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $35.09 ↓ -93%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $35.09 ↓ -93%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $35.09 ↓ -93%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $35.09 ↓ -93%
Molina Medicare Advantage $35.09 ↓ -93%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $35.09 ↓ -93%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $36.14 ↓ -93%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $36.84 ↓ -92%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $36.84 ↓ -92%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $48.96 ↓ -90%
Ambetter Commercial $63.16 ↓ -87%
CareSource Marketplace $63.16 ↓ -87%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $176.65 ↓ -64%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $236.90 ↓ -52%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $236.90 ↓ -52%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $236.90 ↓ -52%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $257.50 ↓ -47%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $257.50 ↓ -47%
Immergrun Commercial $257.50 ↓ -47%
Cigna PPO Commercial $285.83 ↓ -42%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $360.50 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $410.46 ↓ -16%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $412.00 ↓ -16%
Beech Street Commercial $412.00 ↓ -16%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $417.67 ↓ -15%
First Health Commercial $427.45 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $437.75 ↓ -11%
Century Health Network Commercial $437.75 ↓ -11%
Aetna Commercial $438.78 ↓ -10%
Aetna OPN Commercial $441.87 ↓ -10%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $442.90 ↓ -10%
Cigna OAP Commercial $445.99 ↓ -9%
The Health Plan Commercial $453.20 ↓ -7%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $455.78 ↓ -7%
JP Farley Commercial $463.50 ↓ -5%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $463.50 ↓ -5%
HealthSmart Commercial $463.50 ↓ -5%
MultiPlan Commercial $463.50 ↓ -5%
AultCare Commercial $463.50 ↓ -5%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $463.50 ↓ -5%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $463.50 ↓ -5%
Anthem Commercial $465.05 ↓ -5%
United Healthcare Commercial $468.65 ↓ -4%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $468.65 ↓ -4%
SummaCare Commercial $468.65 ↓ -4%
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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M.avium-intra dna amp prob at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $103.80 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $290.62 $17.33 – $392.62
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $489.75 $17.13 – $463.50
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $489.75 $16.56 – $463.50
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $489.75 $17.13 – $84.21
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $489.75 $35.09 – $63.16
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $489.75 $17.13 – $63.16
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva $489.75 $17.13 – $84.21

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