Vaccine pneumococcal 23 valent (ppsv23) subcutaneous/im 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

$401.34

Cash price

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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.

$535.11

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.

$133.47 with Humana vs $486.95 with SummaCare — 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
Humana Medicare Advantage $133.47 ↓ -67%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $133.47 ↓ -67%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $133.47 ↓ -67%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $133.47 ↓ -67%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $133.47 ↓ -67%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $133.47 ↓ -67%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $133.47 ↓ -67%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $133.47 ↓ -67%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $133.47 ↓ -67%
Molina Medicare Advantage $133.47 ↓ -67%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $133.47 ↓ -67%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $137.47 ↓ -66%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $140.14 ↓ -65%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $140.14 ↓ -65%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $183.54 ↓ -54%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $214.04 ↓ -47%
Ambetter Commercial $240.25 ↓ -40%
CareSource Marketplace $240.25 ↓ -40%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $246.15 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $246.15 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $246.15 ↓ -39%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $267.56 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $267.56 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $267.56 ↓ -33%
Cigna PPO Commercial $296.99 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $324.87 ↓ -19%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $360.90 ↓ -10%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $374.58 ↓ -7%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $396.94 ↓ -1%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $428.09 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $428.09 ↑ +7%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $433.97 ↑ +8%
First Health Commercial $444.14 ↑ +11%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $454.84 ↑ +13%
Century Health Network Commercial $454.84 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial $455.91 ↑ +14%
Aetna OPN Commercial $459.12 ↑ +14%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $460.19 ↑ +15%
Cigna OAP Commercial $463.41 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan Commercial $470.90 ↑ +17%
AultCare Commercial $481.60 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $481.60 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $481.60 ↑ +20%
JP Farley Commercial $481.60 ↑ +20%
HealthSmart Commercial $481.60 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $481.60 ↑ +20%
Anthem Commercial $483.20 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $486.95 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Commercial $486.95 ↑ +21%
SummaCare Commercial $486.95 ↑ +21%
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) 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 —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Vaccine pneumococcal 23 valent (ppsv23) subcutaneous/im at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $248.70 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $142.83 $53.48 – $140.14
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $274.95 $1.10 – $380.70
akron general Akron $547.93 $1.10 – $380.70
avon hospital Avon $547.93 $8.51 – $380.70
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland $547.93 $13.89 – $758.67
euclid hospital Euclid $547.93 $8.71 – $380.70
fairview hospital Cleveland $547.93 $8.19 – $380.70

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