Inj cntr knee arthro incl ct/mri 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

$461.25

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.

$615.00

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.

$135.92 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $2,623.00 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
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $135.92 ↓ -71%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $168.33 ↓ -64%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $168.33 ↓ -64%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $168.33 ↓ -64%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $168.33 ↓ -64%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $168.33 ↓ -64%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $168.33 ↓ -64%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $168.33 ↓ -64%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $168.33 ↓ -64%
Humana Medicare Advantage $168.33 ↓ -64%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $168.33 ↓ -64%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $168.33 ↓ -64%
Molina Medicare Advantage $168.33 ↓ -64%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $173.38 ↓ -62%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $176.74 ↓ -62%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $176.74 ↓ -62%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $246.00 ↓ -47%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $249.69 ↓ -46%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $277.37 ↓ -40%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $282.90 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $282.90 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $282.90 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $295.20 ↓ -36%
Ambetter Commercial $302.99 ↓ -34%
CareSource Marketplace $302.99 ↓ -34%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $305.04 ↓ -34%
Immergrun Commercial $307.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $307.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $307.50 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $313.65 ↓ -32%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $330.26 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $338.25 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $341.33 ↓ -26%
Anthem Commercial $364.08 ↓ -21%
Cigna OAP Commercial $367.16 ↓ -20%
Anthem Traditional $391.14 ↓ -15%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $399.75 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $399.75 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $405.90 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $430.50 ↓ -7%
Beech Street Commercial $492.00 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $492.00 ↑ +7%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $494.85 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $510.45 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $522.75 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $528.90 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $553.50 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $553.50 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $553.50 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Commercial $562.09 ↑ +22%
Aetna OPN Commercial $2,292.78 ↑ +397%
Aetna Commercial $2,623.00 ↑ +469%
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas 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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Inj cntr knee arthro incl ct/mri at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $461.25 $79.45 – $553.50
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $342.60 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $342.60 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $342.60 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $342.60 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $342.60 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $381.00 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $109.61 $132.60 – $190.06

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