Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inj major joint/bursa without Ultrasound guidance (both sides) at Clermont Hospital

3000 Hospital Dr., Batavia, OH · Mercy · · NPI 1568562551

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$1,368.54

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.

$2,280.90

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.

$299.13 with UHC MEDICARE [1011] vs $305.11 with CARESOURCE MYCARE OHIO [4236] — 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
UHC MEDICARE [1011] UNITEDHEALTHCARE DUAL COMPLETE [1011009] $299.13 ↓ -78%
AETNA MEDICARE [1003] AETNA MEDICARE-ADVANTAGE PPO [103002] $299.13 ↓ -78%
AETNA MEDICARE [1003] AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HMO [103003] $299.13 ↓ -78%
HUMANA MEDICARE [1010] HUMANA CHOICE-PPO MEDICARE [101003] $299.13 ↓ -78%
HUMANA MEDICARE [1010] HUMANA GOLD PLUS HMO [101001] $299.13 ↓ -78%
UHC MEDICARE [1011] UHC AARP MEDICARE ADVANTAGE [1011017] $299.13 ↓ -78%
UHC MEDICARE [1011] UHC MEDICARE COMPLETE [44] $299.13 ↓ -78%
CARESOURCE MYCARE OHIO [4236] CARESOURCE MYCARE OHIO DUAL [4236001] $305.11 ↓ -78%

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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inj major joint/bursa without Ultrasound guidance (both sides) at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $6,226.38 $278.19 – $283.76
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $6,837.36 $299.13 – $305.11
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $1,387.44 $304.32 – $310.41
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $535.61 $192.85 – $791.56
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $882.70 $0.01 – $1,222.20
akron general Akron $882.70 $0.01 – $1,222.20
avon hospital Avon $882.70 $0.01 – $1,222.20
euclid hospital Euclid $882.70 $0.01 – $1,222.20

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