Ghs layer closure 7.6 - 12.5 cm - 12054 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

$471.75

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.

$629.00

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.

$139.01 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 $139.01 ↓ -71%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $289.34 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $289.34 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $289.34 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $301.92 ↓ -36%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $314.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $314.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $314.50 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $320.79 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $345.95 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $349.10 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $373.63 ↓ -21%
Aetna OPN Commercial $377.40 ↓ -20%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $384.59 ↓ -18%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $384.59 ↓ -18%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $384.59 ↓ -18%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $384.59 ↓ -18%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $384.59 ↓ -18%
Humana Medicare Advantage $384.59 ↓ -18%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $384.59 ↓ -18%
Molina Medicare Advantage $384.59 ↓ -18%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $384.59 ↓ -18%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $384.59 ↓ -18%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $384.59 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $384.59 ↓ -18%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $396.13 ↓ -16%
Anthem Traditional $400.04 ↓ -15%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $403.82 ↓ -14%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $403.82 ↓ -14%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $408.85 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $408.85 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $415.14 ↓ -12%
Aetna Commercial $419.54 ↓ -11%
United Healthcare Commercial $424.58 ↓ -10%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $440.30 ↓ -7%
Beech Street Commercial $503.20 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $503.20 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $522.07 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $534.65 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $540.94 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $566.10 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $566.10 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $566.10 ↑ +20%
CareSource Marketplace $692.27 ↑ +47%
Ambetter Commercial $692.27 ↑ +47%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $1,857.44 ↑ +294%
Anthem Commercial $2,222.00 ↑ +371%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $2,469.00 ↑ +423%
Cigna OAP Commercial $2,690.00 ↑ +470%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $2,758.00 ↑ +485%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $2,758.00 ↑ +485%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $2,758.00 ↑ +485%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina 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 —

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Ghs layer closure 7.6 - 12.5 cm - 12054 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $471.75 $289.34 – $1,857.44
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $837.00 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $837.00 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $837.00 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $837.00 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $650.17 $192.85 – $1,009.47
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akron general Akron $1,001.00 $1.10 – $1,079.10

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