Card MRI veloc flow mapping 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

$1,470.75

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.

$1,961.00

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.

$42.20 with Molina vs $2,326.00 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 $42.20 ↓ -97%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $42.20 ↓ -97%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $42.20 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $42.20 ↓ -97%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $42.20 ↓ -97%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $42.20 ↓ -97%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $42.20 ↓ -97%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $42.20 ↓ -97%
Humana Medicare Advantage $42.20 ↓ -97%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $42.20 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $42.20 ↓ -97%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $42.20 ↓ -97%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $43.47 ↓ -97%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $44.31 ↓ -97%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $44.31 ↓ -97%
CareSource Marketplace $75.96 ↓ -95%
Ambetter Commercial $75.96 ↓ -95%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $433.38 ↓ -71%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $728.00 ↓ -51%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $800.00 ↓ -46%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $800.00 ↓ -46%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $800.00 ↓ -46%
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -39%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $980.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $980.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $980.50 ↓ -33%
Cigna PPO Commercial $1,088.36 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $1,125.00 ↓ -24%
Anthem Traditional $1,247.20 ↓ -15%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $1,250.00 ↓ -15%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $1,274.65 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $1,274.65 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $1,294.26 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $1,372.70 ↓ -7%
Cigna OAP Commercial $1,375.00 ↓ -7%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $1,375.00 ↓ -7%
AultCare Commercial $1,425.00 ↓ -3%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $1,553.00 ↑ +6%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $1,568.80 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $1,568.80 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $1,627.63 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $1,666.85 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $1,686.46 ↑ +15%
Anthem Commercial $1,726.00 ↑ +17%
MultiPlan Commercial $1,764.90 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $1,764.90 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $1,764.90 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $1,924.00 ↑ +31%
JP Farley Commercial $1,957.00 ↑ +33%
Aetna OPN Commercial $2,093.00 ↑ +42%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,186.00 ↑ +49%
Aetna Commercial $2,326.00 ↑ +58%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Card MRI veloc flow mapping at other Ohio hospitals

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University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $1,470.75 $19.92 – $1,957.00
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