Dhea-s (dehydroepiand sulfate) 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

$249.75

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.

$333.00

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.

$10.52 with Anthem vs $299.70 with Fortified Provider Network — 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
Anthem Pathway Commercial $10.52 ↓ -96%
Anthem Commercial $10.52 ↓ -96%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↓ -91%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↓ -91%
Humana Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↓ -91%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↓ -91%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↓ -91%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↓ -91%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↓ -91%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↓ -91%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↓ -91%
Molina Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↓ -91%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $22.90 ↓ -91%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $23.34 ↓ -91%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $23.34 ↓ -91%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $31.02 ↓ -88%
CareSource Marketplace $40.01 ↓ -84%
Ambetter Commercial $40.01 ↓ -84%
Aetna OPN Commercial $48.01 ↓ -81%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $50.00 ↓ -80%
Aetna Commercial $53.34 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Commercial $57.00 ↓ -77%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $73.59 ↓ -71%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $135.20 ↓ -46%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $150.18 ↓ -40%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $153.18 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $153.18 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $153.18 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $159.84 ↓ -36%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $165.17 ↓ -34%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $166.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $166.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $166.50 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $169.83 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $183.15 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $184.82 ↓ -26%
Cigna OAP Commercial $198.80 ↓ -20%
Anthem Traditional $211.79 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Commercial $216.45 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $216.45 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $219.78 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $233.10 ↓ -7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $266.40 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $266.40 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $276.39 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $283.05 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $286.38 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $299.70 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $299.70 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $299.70 ↑ +20%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana 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 —

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Dhea-s (dehydroepiand sulfate) at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $249.75 $10.49 – $299.70
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $139.80 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $139.80 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $139.80 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $139.80 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $139.80 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $113.40 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $133.41 $10.98 – $180.23

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