Intro catheter aorta 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

$2,623.50

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.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$3,498.00

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.

$494.85 with United Healthcare vs $3,710.00 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
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $494.85 ↓ -81%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $527.01 ↓ -80%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $527.01 ↓ -80%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $527.01 ↓ -80%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $527.01 ↓ -80%
Humana Medicare Advantage $527.01 ↓ -80%
Molina Medicare Advantage $527.01 ↓ -80%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $527.01 ↓ -80%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $527.01 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $527.01 ↓ -80%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $527.01 ↓ -80%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $527.01 ↓ -80%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $527.01 ↓ -80%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $542.82 ↓ -79%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $553.36 ↓ -79%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $553.36 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Commercial $562.09 ↓ -79%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $773.06 ↓ -71%
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -66%
CareSource Marketplace $948.62 ↓ -64%
Ambetter Commercial $948.62 ↓ -64%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $1,399.20 ↓ -47%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $1,420.19 ↓ -46%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $1,577.60 ↓ -40%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $1,609.08 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $1,609.08 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $1,609.08 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $1,679.04 ↓ -36%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $1,735.01 ↓ -34%
Immergrun Commercial $1,749.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $1,749.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $1,749.00 ↓ -33%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $1,878.43 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $1,923.90 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $1,941.39 ↓ -26%
Anthem Commercial $2,070.82 ↓ -21%
Cigna OAP Commercial $2,088.31 ↓ -20%
Anthem Traditional $2,224.73 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Commercial $2,273.70 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $2,273.70 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $2,308.68 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $2,448.60 ↓ -7%
Beech Street Commercial $2,798.40 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $2,798.40 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $2,903.34 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $2,973.30 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $3,008.28 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $3,148.20 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $3,148.20 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $3,148.20 ↑ +20%
Aetna OPN Commercial $3,241.41 ↑ +24%
Aetna Commercial $3,710.00 ↑ +41%
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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Intro catheter aorta at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $2,623.50 $248.75 – $3,148.20
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $1,604.40 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $1,604.40 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $1,604.40 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $1,604.40 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $1,604.40 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $1,623.60 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $323.35 $192.85 – $560.72

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