Drug assay caffeine 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

$59.25

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.

$79.00

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.

$7.72 with Anthem vs $92.58 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
Anthem Commercial $7.72 ↓ -87%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $7.72 ↓ -87%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $17.46 ↓ -71%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $32.07 ↓ -46%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $35.63 ↓ -40%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $36.34 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $36.34 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $36.34 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $37.92 ↓ -36%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $38.57 ↓ -35%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $38.57 ↓ -35%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $38.57 ↓ -35%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $38.57 ↓ -35%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $38.57 ↓ -35%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $38.57 ↓ -35%
Molina Medicare Advantage $38.57 ↓ -35%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $38.57 ↓ -35%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $38.57 ↓ -35%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $38.57 ↓ -35%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $38.57 ↓ -35%
Humana Medicare Advantage $38.57 ↓ -35%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $39.18 ↓ -34%
Immergrun Commercial $39.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $39.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $39.50 ↓ -33%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $39.73 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $40.29 ↓ -32%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $40.50 ↓ -32%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $40.50 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $43.45 ↓ -27%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $43.58 ↓ -26%
Cigna PPO Commercial $43.85 ↓ -26%
Cigna OAP Commercial $47.16 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $50.00 ↓ -16%
Anthem Traditional $50.24 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Commercial $51.35 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $51.35 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $52.14 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $55.30 ↓ -7%
United Healthcare Commercial $57.00 ↓ -4%
Beech Street Commercial $63.20 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $63.20 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $65.57 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $67.15 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $67.94 ↑ +15%
Ambetter Commercial $69.43 ↑ +17%
CareSource Marketplace $69.43 ↑ +17%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $71.10 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $71.10 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $71.10 ↑ +20%
Aetna OPN Commercial $83.32 ↑ +41%
Aetna Commercial $92.58 ↑ +56%
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina 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 —

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