Bronchoscopy/lung bx addl 31632 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

$1,872.75

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.

$2,497.00

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.

$65.98 with Molina vs $3,710.00 with Aetna — 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
Molina Medicare Advantage $65.98 ↓ -96%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $65.98 ↓ -96%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $65.98 ↓ -96%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $65.98 ↓ -96%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $65.98 ↓ -96%
Humana Medicare Advantage $65.98 ↓ -96%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $65.98 ↓ -96%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $65.98 ↓ -96%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $65.98 ↓ -96%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $65.98 ↓ -96%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $65.98 ↓ -96%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $65.98 ↓ -96%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $67.96 ↓ -96%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $69.28 ↓ -96%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $69.28 ↓ -96%
Ambetter Commercial $118.76 ↓ -94%
CareSource Marketplace $118.76 ↓ -94%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $494.85 ↓ -74%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $551.84 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare Commercial $562.09 ↓ -70%
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -52%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $998.80 ↓ -47%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $1,148.62 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $1,148.62 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $1,148.62 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $1,198.56 ↓ -36%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $1,248.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $1,248.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $1,248.50 ↓ -33%
AultCare Commercial $1,373.35 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $1,385.84 ↓ -26%
Anthem Traditional $1,588.09 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Commercial $1,623.05 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $1,623.05 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $1,648.02 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $1,747.90 ↓ -7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $1,997.60 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $1,997.60 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $2,072.51 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $2,122.45 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $2,147.42 ↑ +15%
Anthem Commercial $2,222.00 ↑ +19%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $2,247.30 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $2,247.30 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $2,247.30 ↑ +20%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $2,469.00 ↑ +32%
Cigna OAP Commercial $2,690.00 ↑ +44%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $2,758.00 ↑ +47%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $2,758.00 ↑ +47%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $2,758.00 ↑ +47%
Aetna OPN Commercial $3,241.41 ↑ +73%
Aetna Commercial $3,710.00 ↑ +98%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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