Passy muir valve metal trach 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

$1,016.73

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.

$1,355.64

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.

$102.26 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $354.92 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 $102.26 ↓ -90%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $104.35 ↓ -90%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $137.15 ↓ -87%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $137.15 ↓ -87%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $137.15 ↓ -87%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $149.07 ↓ -85%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $149.07 ↓ -85%
Immergrun Commercial $149.07 ↓ -85%
Cigna PPO Commercial $165.47 ↓ -84%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $197.18 ↓ -81%
Molina Medicare Advantage $197.18 ↓ -81%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $197.18 ↓ -81%
Humana Medicare Advantage $197.18 ↓ -81%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $197.18 ↓ -81%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $197.18 ↓ -81%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $197.18 ↓ -81%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $197.18 ↓ -81%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $197.18 ↓ -81%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $197.18 ↓ -81%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $197.18 ↓ -81%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $203.10 ↓ -80%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $207.04 ↓ -80%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $207.04 ↓ -80%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $208.70 ↓ -79%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $237.62 ↓ -77%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $238.52 ↓ -77%
Beech Street Commercial $238.52 ↓ -77%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $241.80 ↓ -76%
First Health Commercial $247.46 ↓ -76%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $253.43 ↓ -75%
Century Health Network Commercial $253.43 ↓ -75%
Aetna Commercial $254.02 ↓ -75%
Aetna OPN Commercial $255.81 ↓ -75%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $256.41 ↓ -75%
Cigna OAP Commercial $258.20 ↓ -75%
The Health Plan Commercial $262.37 ↓ -74%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $263.86 ↓ -74%
HealthSmart Commercial $268.33 ↓ -74%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $268.33 ↓ -74%
AultCare Commercial $268.33 ↓ -74%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $268.33 ↓ -74%
JP Farley Commercial $268.33 ↓ -74%
MultiPlan Commercial $268.33 ↓ -74%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $268.33 ↓ -74%
Anthem Commercial $269.23 ↓ -74%
SummaCare Commercial $271.31 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $271.31 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Commercial $271.31 ↓ -73%
Ambetter Commercial $354.92 ↓ -65%
CareSource Marketplace $354.92 ↓ -65%
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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