Rmv&rplcmt phrnc nrv stim pg 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

$30,000.00

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.

$40,000.00

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.

$13,720.00 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $53,866.43 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 $13,720.00 ↓ -54%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $16,000.00 ↓ -47%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $18,400.00 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $18,400.00 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $18,400.00 ↓ -39%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $20,000.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $20,000.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $20,000.00 ↓ -33%
Cigna PPO Commercial $22,200.00 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $28,000.00 ↓ -7%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $29,925.80 ↓ -0%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $29,925.80 ↓ -0%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $29,925.80 ↓ -0%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $29,925.80 ↓ -0%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $29,925.80 ↓ -0%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $29,925.80 ↓ -0%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $29,925.80 ↓ -0%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $29,925.80 ↓ -0%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $29,925.80 ↓ -0%
Humana Medicare Advantage $29,925.80 ↓ -0%
Molina Medicare Advantage $29,925.80 ↓ -0%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $30,823.57 ↑ +3%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $31,422.09 ↑ +5%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $31,422.09 ↑ +5%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $31,880.00 ↑ +6%
Beech Street Commercial $32,000.00 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $32,000.00 ↑ +7%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $32,440.00 ↑ +8%
First Health Commercial $33,200.00 ↑ +11%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $34,000.00 ↑ +13%
Century Health Network Commercial $34,000.00 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial $34,080.00 ↑ +14%
Aetna OPN Commercial $34,320.00 ↑ +14%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $34,400.00 ↑ +15%
Cigna OAP Commercial $34,640.00 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan Commercial $35,200.00 ↑ +17%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $35,400.00 ↑ +18%
HealthSmart Commercial $36,000.00 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $36,000.00 ↑ +20%
AultCare Commercial $36,000.00 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $36,000.00 ↑ +20%
JP Farley Commercial $36,000.00 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $36,000.00 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $36,000.00 ↑ +20%
Anthem Commercial $36,120.00 ↑ +20%
SummaCare Commercial $36,400.00 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $36,400.00 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Commercial $36,400.00 ↑ +21%
Ambetter Commercial $53,866.43 ↑ +80%
CareSource Marketplace $53,866.43 ↑ +80%
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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Rmv&rplcmt phrnc nrv stim pg at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $36,000.00 $900.00 – $52,548.77
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $36,000.00 $900.00 – $73,939.59
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $30,000.00 not published
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $36,000.00 $29,193.76 – $52,548.77
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $36,000.00 $29,193.76 – $52,548.77
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva $30,000.00 not published
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road $36,000.00 $29,193.76 – $52,548.77
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard $36,000.00 $29,193.76 – $52,548.77

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