So gsap dna cpy nmbr&mcrstl 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

$1,137.00

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.

$1,516.00

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.

$416.40 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $1,883.43 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 $416.40 ↓ -63%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $485.60 ↓ -57%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $558.44 ↓ -51%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $558.44 ↓ -51%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $558.44 ↓ -51%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $607.00 ↓ -47%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $607.00 ↓ -47%
Immergrun Commercial $607.00 ↓ -47%
Cigna PPO Commercial $673.77 ↓ -41%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $849.80 ↓ -25%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $967.56 ↓ -15%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $971.20 ↓ -15%
Beech Street Commercial $971.20 ↓ -15%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $984.55 ↓ -13%
First Health Commercial $1,007.62 ↓ -11%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $1,031.90 ↓ -9%
Century Health Network Commercial $1,031.90 ↓ -9%
Aetna Commercial $1,034.33 ↓ -9%
Aetna OPN Commercial $1,041.61 ↓ -8%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $1,044.04 ↓ -8%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $1,046.35 ↓ -8%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $1,046.35 ↓ -8%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $1,046.35 ↓ -8%
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,046.35 ↓ -8%
Molina Medicare Advantage $1,046.35 ↓ -8%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,046.35 ↓ -8%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $1,046.35 ↓ -8%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,046.35 ↓ -8%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $1,046.35 ↓ -8%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,046.35 ↓ -8%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $1,046.35 ↓ -8%
Cigna OAP Commercial $1,051.32 ↓ -8%
The Health Plan Commercial $1,068.32 ↓ -6%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $1,074.39 ↓ -6%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $1,077.74 ↓ -5%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $1,092.60 ↓ -4%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $1,092.60 ↓ -4%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $1,092.60 ↓ -4%
HealthSmart Commercial $1,092.60 ↓ -4%
MultiPlan Commercial $1,092.60 ↓ -4%
JP Farley Commercial $1,092.60 ↓ -4%
AultCare Commercial $1,092.60 ↓ -4%
Anthem Commercial $1,096.24 ↓ -4%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $1,098.67 ↓ -3%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $1,098.67 ↓ -3%
SummaCare Commercial $1,104.74 ↓ -3%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $1,104.74 ↓ -3%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,104.74 ↓ -3%
CareSource Marketplace $1,883.43 ↑ +66%
Ambetter Commercial $1,883.43 ↑ +66%
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource 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 —

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So gsap dna cpy nmbr&mcrstl at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $1,580.25 $50.00 – $1,883.43
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $1,580.25 $493.88 – $1,883.43
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $1,266.00 $59.00 – $59.00
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $1,580.25 $1,046.35 – $1,883.43
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $1,580.25 $52.00 – $1,883.43
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva $1,266.00 $69.00 – $69.00
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road $1,580.25 $596.42 – $1,883.43
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard $1,580.25 $1,046.35 – $1,883.43

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