Nebulizer Breathing Treatment 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

$429.75

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.

$573.00

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.

$90.90 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $382.26 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 $90.90 ↓ -79%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $106.00 ↓ -75%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $121.90 ↓ -72%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $121.90 ↓ -72%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $121.90 ↓ -72%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $132.50 ↓ -69%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $132.50 ↓ -69%
Immergrun Commercial $132.50 ↓ -69%
Cigna PPO Commercial $147.08 ↓ -66%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $185.50 ↓ -57%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $211.21 ↓ -51%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $212.00 ↓ -51%
Beech Street Commercial $212.00 ↓ -51%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $212.36 ↓ -51%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $212.36 ↓ -51%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $212.36 ↓ -51%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $212.36 ↓ -51%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $212.36 ↓ -51%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $212.36 ↓ -51%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $212.36 ↓ -51%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $212.36 ↓ -51%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $212.36 ↓ -51%
Humana Medicare Advantage $212.36 ↓ -51%
Molina Medicare Advantage $212.36 ↓ -51%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $214.92 ↓ -50%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $218.73 ↓ -49%
First Health Commercial $219.95 ↓ -49%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $222.98 ↓ -48%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $222.98 ↓ -48%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $225.25 ↓ -48%
Century Health Network Commercial $225.25 ↓ -48%
Aetna Commercial $225.78 ↓ -47%
Aetna OPN Commercial $227.37 ↓ -47%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $227.90 ↓ -47%
Cigna OAP Commercial $229.49 ↓ -47%
The Health Plan Commercial $233.20 ↓ -46%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $234.53 ↓ -45%
HealthSmart Commercial $238.50 ↓ -45%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $238.50 ↓ -45%
AultCare Commercial $238.50 ↓ -45%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $238.50 ↓ -45%
JP Farley Commercial $238.50 ↓ -45%
MultiPlan Commercial $238.50 ↓ -45%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $238.50 ↓ -45%
Anthem Commercial $239.30 ↓ -44%
SummaCare Commercial $241.15 ↓ -44%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $241.15 ↓ -44%
United Healthcare Commercial $241.15 ↓ -44%
Ambetter Commercial $382.26 ↓ -11%
CareSource Marketplace $382.26 ↓ -11%
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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Nebulizer Breathing Treatment at other Ohio hospitals

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Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $136.80 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $136.80 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $136.80 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $136.80 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $136.80 not published
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