Incision tendon sheath 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

$2,124.75

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.

$2,833.00

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.

$626.09 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $3,963.00 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 $626.09 ↓ -71%
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -58%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $1,303.18 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $1,303.18 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $1,303.18 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $1,359.84 ↓ -36%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $1,416.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $1,416.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $1,416.50 ↓ -33%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -28%
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -28%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -28%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -28%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -28%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -28%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -28%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -28%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -28%
Molina Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -28%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -28%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $1,558.15 ↓ -27%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $1,566.92 ↓ -26%
Cigna PPO Commercial $1,572.32 ↓ -26%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $1,597.35 ↓ -25%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $1,597.35 ↓ -25%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $1,682.80 ↓ -21%
Aetna OPN Commercial $1,699.80 ↓ -20%
Anthem Traditional $1,801.79 ↓ -15%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $1,841.45 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $1,841.45 ↓ -13%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $1,857.44 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $1,869.78 ↓ -12%
Aetna Commercial $1,889.61 ↓ -11%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,912.28 ↓ -10%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $1,983.10 ↓ -7%
Beech Street Commercial $2,266.40 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $2,266.40 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $2,351.39 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $2,408.05 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $2,436.38 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $2,549.70 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $2,549.70 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $2,549.70 ↑ +20%
Cigna OAP Commercial $2,690.00 ↑ +27%
Ambetter Commercial $2,738.31 ↑ +29%
CareSource Marketplace $2,738.31 ↑ +29%
Anthem Commercial $3,006.00 ↑ +41%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $3,340.00 ↑ +57%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $3,963.00 ↑ +87%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $3,963.00 ↑ +87%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $3,963.00 ↑ +87%
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
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 —

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Incision tendon sheath at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $2,124.75 $900.00 – $3,852.98
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $15,912.78 $1,567.02 – $1,598.36
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $9,665.22 $1,567.02 – $1,598.36
Clermont Hospital Batavia $9,690.00 $1,567.02 – $1,598.36
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $8,624.76 $1,567.02 – $1,598.36
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $12,304.38 $1,594.23 – $1,626.11
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $4,785.30 $0.01 – $6,625.80
akron general Akron $889.20 $1.10 – $1,597.05

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