Bone Age X-ray (hand and wrist) at University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center

3999 Richmond Road, Beachwood, OH · University Hospitals · · NPI 1609189604

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$367.50

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.

$490.00

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.

$41.88 with Aetna vs $441.00 with Ohio Health Choice — 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
Aetna OPN Commercial $41.88 ↓ -89%
Aetna Commercial $46.53 ↓ -87%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -73%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -73%
Humana Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -73%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -73%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -73%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -73%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -73%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -73%
Molina Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -73%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -73%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -73%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $101.88 ↓ -72%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $103.85 ↓ -72%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $103.85 ↓ -72%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $108.29 ↓ -71%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $161.25 ↓ -56%
Ambetter Commercial $178.03 ↓ -52%
CareSource Marketplace $178.03 ↓ -52%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $198.94 ↓ -46%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $220.99 ↓ -40%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $225.40 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $225.40 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $225.40 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $235.20 ↓ -36%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $243.04 ↓ -34%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $245.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $245.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $245.00 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $249.90 ↓ -32%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $263.13 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $269.50 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $271.95 ↓ -26%
Anthem Commercial $290.08 ↓ -21%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $291.06 ↓ -21%
Cigna OAP Commercial $292.53 ↓ -20%
Anthem Traditional $311.64 ↓ -15%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $318.50 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $318.50 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $323.40 ↓ -12%
United Healthcare Commercial $330.75 ↓ -10%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $343.00 ↓ -7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $392.00 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $392.00 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $406.70 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $416.50 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $421.40 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $441.00 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $441.00 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $441.00 ↑ +20%
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Bone Age X-ray (hand and wrist) at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $367.50 $98.91 – $441.00
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $166.80 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $166.80 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $118.20 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $166.80 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $248.40 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $653.40 not published
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $526.50 $1.10 – $660.60

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