Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/inf a & b 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

$299.25

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.

$399.00

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.

$50.00 with United Healthcare vs $427.89 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
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $50.00 ↓ -83%
United Healthcare Commercial $57.00 ↓ -81%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $88.18 ↓ -71%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $142.63 ↓ -52%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $142.63 ↓ -52%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $142.63 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $142.63 ↓ -52%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $142.63 ↓ -52%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $142.63 ↓ -52%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $142.63 ↓ -52%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $142.63 ↓ -52%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $142.63 ↓ -52%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $142.63 ↓ -52%
Molina Medicare Advantage $142.63 ↓ -52%
Humana Medicare Advantage $142.63 ↓ -52%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $146.91 ↓ -51%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $149.76 ↓ -50%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $149.76 ↓ -50%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $159.60 ↓ -47%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $161.99 ↓ -46%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $179.95 ↓ -40%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $183.54 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $183.54 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $183.54 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $191.52 ↓ -36%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $197.90 ↓ -34%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $199.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $199.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $199.50 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $203.49 ↓ -32%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $214.26 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $219.45 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $221.45 ↓ -26%
Anthem Commercial $236.21 ↓ -21%
Cigna OAP Commercial $238.20 ↓ -20%
Anthem Traditional $253.76 ↓ -15%
CareSource Marketplace $256.73 ↓ -14%
Ambetter Commercial $256.73 ↓ -14%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $259.35 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $259.35 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $263.34 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $279.30 ↓ -7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $319.20 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $319.20 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $331.17 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $339.15 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $343.14 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $359.10 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $359.10 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $359.10 ↑ +20%
Aetna OPN Commercial $385.10 ↑ +29%
Aetna Commercial $427.89 ↑ +43%
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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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/inf a & b at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $299.25 $67.32 – $359.10
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $222.60 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $222.60 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $222.60 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $222.60 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $222.60 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $191.40 not published
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $639.60 $1.10 – $885.60

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