Drain lower leg lesion 27603 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

$3,269.25

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.

$4,359.00

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.

$900.00 with SummaCare vs $8,271.00 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
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -72%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $963.34 ↓ -71%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $1,857.44 ↓ -43%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $2,005.14 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $2,005.14 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $2,005.14 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $2,092.32 ↓ -36%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $2,179.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $2,179.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $2,179.50 ↓ -33%
AultCare Commercial $2,397.45 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $2,419.25 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $2,589.25 ↓ -21%
Aetna OPN Commercial $2,615.40 ↓ -20%
Cigna OAP Commercial $2,690.00 ↓ -18%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $2,748.08 ↓ -16%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $2,748.08 ↓ -16%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $2,748.08 ↓ -16%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $2,748.08 ↓ -16%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $2,748.08 ↓ -16%
Humana Medicare Advantage $2,748.08 ↓ -16%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $2,748.08 ↓ -16%
Molina Medicare Advantage $2,748.08 ↓ -16%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,748.08 ↓ -16%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $2,748.08 ↓ -16%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,748.08 ↓ -16%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $2,748.08 ↓ -16%
Anthem Traditional $2,772.32 ↓ -15%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $2,830.53 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $2,833.35 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $2,833.35 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $2,876.94 ↓ -12%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $2,885.49 ↓ -12%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $2,885.49 ↓ -12%
Aetna Commercial $2,907.45 ↓ -11%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,942.33 ↓ -10%
Anthem Commercial $3,006.00 ↓ -8%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $3,051.30 ↓ -7%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $3,340.00 ↑ +2%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $3,487.20 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $3,487.20 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $3,617.97 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $3,705.15 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $3,748.74 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $3,923.10 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $3,923.10 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $3,923.10 ↑ +20%
Ambetter Commercial $4,946.55 ↑ +51%
CareSource Marketplace $4,946.55 ↑ +51%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $8,271.00 ↑ +153%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $8,271.00 ↑ +153%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $8,271.00 ↑ +153%
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye 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 —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Drain lower leg lesion 27603 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $3,269.25 $900.00 – $6,960.13
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $18,198.00 $2,830.70 – $2,887.32
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,359.80 $1.10 – $2,748.08
akron general Akron $1,359.80 $1.10 – $2,856.04
avon hospital Avon $8,557.25 $0.01 – $11,848.50
euclid hospital Euclid $8,557.25 $0.01 – $11,848.50
fairview hospital Cleveland $8,557.25 $0.01 – $11,848.50
lutheran hospital Cleveland $8,557.25 $0.01 – $11,848.50

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