Hc nm kidney imaging with flow 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

$1,419.75

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.

$1,893.00

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.

$378.21 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $4,400.00 with Cigna — 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 Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -73%
Humana Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -73%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -73%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -73%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -73%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -73%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -73%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -73%
Molina Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -73%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -73%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -73%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $389.56 ↓ -73%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $397.13 ↓ -72%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $397.13 ↓ -72%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $418.35 ↓ -71%
Aetna OPN Commercial $455.68 ↓ -68%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $492.30 ↓ -65%
Aetna Commercial $506.31 ↓ -64%
CareSource Marketplace $680.79 ↓ -52%
Ambetter Commercial $680.79 ↓ -52%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $768.56 ↓ -46%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $853.74 ↓ -40%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $870.78 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $870.78 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $870.78 ↓ -39%
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -37%
JP Farley Commercial $908.64 ↓ -36%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $938.93 ↓ -34%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $946.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $946.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $946.50 ↓ -33%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $1,016.54 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $1,041.15 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $1,050.62 ↓ -26%
Anthem Commercial $1,120.66 ↓ -21%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $1,124.44 ↓ -21%
Anthem Traditional $1,203.95 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Commercial $1,230.45 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $1,230.45 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $1,249.38 ↓ -12%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,277.78 ↓ -10%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $1,325.10 ↓ -7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $1,514.40 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $1,514.40 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $1,571.19 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $1,609.05 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $1,627.98 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $1,703.70 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $1,703.70 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $1,703.70 ↑ +20%
Cigna OAP Commercial $4,400.00 ↑ +210%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana 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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Hc nm kidney imaging with flow at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $1,419.75 $378.21 – $1,703.70
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $822.60 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $2,002.80 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $1,357.37 $1,642.20 – $2,107.49
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,929.85 $1.10 – $2,495.70
avon hospital Avon $1,802.45 $0.87 – $2,495.70
euclid hospital Euclid $1,802.45 $0.87 – $2,495.70
fairview hospital Cleveland $1,802.45 $0.87 – $2,495.70

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