Dilate urethra stricture 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

$513.00

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.

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$684.00

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.

$151.16 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $2,758.00 with Medical Mutual of Ohio — 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 $151.16 ↓ -71%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -54%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -54%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -54%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -54%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -54%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -54%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -54%
Humana Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -54%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -54%
Molina Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -54%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -54%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $243.47 ↓ -53%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $248.19 ↓ -52%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $248.19 ↓ -52%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $273.60 ↓ -47%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $314.64 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $314.64 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $314.64 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $328.32 ↓ -36%
Immergrun Commercial $342.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $342.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $342.00 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $348.84 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $376.20 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $379.62 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $406.30 ↓ -21%
Aetna OPN Commercial $410.40 ↓ -20%
CareSource Marketplace $425.48 ↓ -17%
Ambetter Commercial $425.48 ↓ -17%
Anthem Traditional $435.02 ↓ -15%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $444.60 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $444.60 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $451.44 ↓ -12%
Aetna Commercial $456.23 ↓ -11%
United Healthcare Commercial $461.70 ↓ -10%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $478.80 ↓ -7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $547.20 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $547.20 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $567.72 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $581.40 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $588.24 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $615.60 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $615.60 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $615.60 ↑ +20%
Cigna OAP Commercial $2,035.00 ↑ +297%
Anthem Commercial $2,222.00 ↑ +333%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $2,469.00 ↑ +381%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $2,758.00 ↑ +438%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $2,758.00 ↑ +438%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $2,758.00 ↑ +438%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $513.00 $236.38 – $615.60
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