Pr incision & removal foreign body subcutaneous tissues simple 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

$1,857.75

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.

$2,477.00

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.

$96.38 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $709.63 with Ambetter — 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 $96.38 ↓ -95%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $112.40 ↓ -94%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $129.26 ↓ -93%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $129.26 ↓ -93%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $129.26 ↓ -93%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $140.50 ↓ -92%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $140.50 ↓ -92%
Immergrun Commercial $140.50 ↓ -92%
Cigna PPO Commercial $155.96 ↓ -92%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $196.70 ↓ -89%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $223.96 ↓ -88%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $224.80 ↓ -88%
Beech Street Commercial $224.80 ↓ -88%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $227.89 ↓ -88%
First Health Commercial $233.23 ↓ -87%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $238.85 ↓ -87%
Century Health Network Commercial $238.85 ↓ -87%
Aetna Commercial $239.41 ↓ -87%
Aetna OPN Commercial $241.10 ↓ -87%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $241.66 ↓ -87%
Cigna OAP Commercial $243.35 ↓ -87%
The Health Plan Commercial $247.28 ↓ -87%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $248.69 ↓ -87%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $252.90 ↓ -86%
HealthSmart Commercial $252.90 ↓ -86%
MultiPlan Commercial $252.90 ↓ -86%
AultCare Commercial $252.90 ↓ -86%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $252.90 ↓ -86%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $252.90 ↓ -86%
JP Farley Commercial $252.90 ↓ -86%
Anthem Commercial $253.74 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Commercial $255.71 ↓ -86%
SummaCare Commercial $255.71 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $255.71 ↓ -86%
Humana Medicare Advantage $394.24 ↓ -79%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $394.24 ↓ -79%
Molina Medicare Advantage $394.24 ↓ -79%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $394.24 ↓ -79%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $394.24 ↓ -79%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $394.24 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $394.24 ↓ -79%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $394.24 ↓ -79%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $394.24 ↓ -79%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $394.24 ↓ -79%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $394.24 ↓ -79%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $406.07 ↓ -78%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $413.95 ↓ -78%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $413.95 ↓ -78%
CareSource Marketplace $709.63 ↓ -62%
Ambetter Commercial $709.63 ↓ -62%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Pr incision & removal foreign body subcutaneous tissues simple at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $5,108.76 $396.16 – $404.08
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $4,883.10 $396.16 – $404.08
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $1,397.40 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $1,397.40 not published
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