Brace wrist classic lft sm 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

$99.75

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.

$133.00

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.

$3.72 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $147.60 with CareSource — 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 $3.72 ↓ -96%
The Health Plan Commercial $5.61 ↓ -94%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $5.89 ↓ -94%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $5.89 ↓ -94%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $5.89 ↓ -94%
AultCare Commercial $5.89 ↓ -94%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $5.89 ↓ -94%
Aetna Commercial $6.23 ↓ -94%
Aetna OPN Commercial $6.23 ↓ -94%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $7.74 ↓ -92%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $7.74 ↓ -92%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $7.74 ↓ -92%
JP Farley Commercial $8.08 ↓ -92%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $8.42 ↓ -92%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $8.42 ↓ -92%
Immergrun Commercial $8.42 ↓ -92%
SummaCare Commercial $8.59 ↓ -91%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $9.04 ↓ -91%
Cigna PPO Commercial $9.34 ↓ -91%
Anthem Commercial $9.97 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $10.00 ↓ -90%
Cigna OAP Commercial $10.05 ↓ -90%
Anthem Traditional $10.71 ↓ -89%
HealthSmart Commercial $10.94 ↓ -89%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $10.94 ↓ -89%
United Healthcare Commercial $11.36 ↓ -89%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $11.78 ↓ -88%
Beech Street Commercial $13.47 ↓ -86%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $13.47 ↓ -86%
First Health Commercial $13.97 ↓ -86%
Century Health Network Commercial $14.31 ↓ -86%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $14.48 ↓ -85%
MultiPlan Commercial $15.15 ↓ -85%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $15.15 ↓ -85%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $15.15 ↓ -85%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $82.00 ↓ -18%
Molina Medicare Advantage $82.00 ↓ -18%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $82.00 ↓ -18%
Humana Medicare Advantage $82.00 ↓ -18%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $82.00 ↓ -18%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $82.00 ↓ -18%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $82.00 ↓ -18%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $82.00 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $82.00 ↓ -18%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $82.00 ↓ -18%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $82.00 ↓ -18%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $82.00 ↓ -18%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $84.46 ↓ -15%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $86.10 ↓ -14%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $86.10 ↓ -14%
Ambetter Commercial $147.60 ↑ +48%
CareSource Marketplace $147.60 ↑ +48%
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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