Ventricular puncture prev burr hole without inj 61020 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

$693.75

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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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$925.00

Gross charge

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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.

$317.28 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $1,543.97 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

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 $317.28 ↓ -54%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $425.50 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $425.50 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $425.50 ↓ -39%
Immergrun Commercial $462.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $462.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $462.50 ↓ -33%
Cigna PPO Commercial $513.38 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $647.50 ↓ -7%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $737.23 ↑ +6%
Beech Street Commercial $740.00 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $740.00 ↑ +7%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $750.18 ↑ +8%
First Health Commercial $767.75 ↑ +11%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $786.25 ↑ +13%
Century Health Network Commercial $786.25 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial $788.10 ↑ +14%
Aetna OPN Commercial $793.65 ↑ +14%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $795.50 ↑ +15%
Cigna OAP Commercial $801.05 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan Commercial $814.00 ↑ +17%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $818.63 ↑ +18%
MultiPlan Commercial $832.50 ↑ +20%
AultCare Commercial $832.50 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $832.50 ↑ +20%
JP Farley Commercial $832.50 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $832.50 ↑ +20%
HealthSmart Commercial $832.50 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $832.50 ↑ +20%
Anthem Commercial $835.28 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Commercial $841.75 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $841.75 ↑ +21%
SummaCare Commercial $841.75 ↑ +21%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $857.76 ↑ +24%
Molina Medicare Advantage $857.76 ↑ +24%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $857.76 ↑ +24%
Humana Medicare Advantage $857.76 ↑ +24%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $857.76 ↑ +24%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $857.76 ↑ +24%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $857.76 ↑ +24%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $857.76 ↑ +24%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $857.76 ↑ +24%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $857.76 ↑ +24%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $857.76 ↑ +24%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $883.49 ↑ +27%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $900.65 ↑ +30%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $900.65 ↑ +30%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $1,386.00 ↑ +100%
CareSource Marketplace $1,543.97 ↑ +123%
Ambetter Commercial $1,543.97 ↑ +123%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Ventricular puncture prev burr hole without inj 61020 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $3,992.95 $0.01 – $5,528.70
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $832.50 $245.31 – $1,506.20
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $832.50 $510.60 – $2,119.32
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $666.75 not published
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $832.50 $836.78 – $1,506.20
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $832.50 $836.78 – $1,506.20
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva $666.75 not published
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road $832.50 $836.78 – $1,506.20

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