Plmt nephroureteral catheter 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

$2,677.50

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.

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.

$3,570.00

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.

$788.97 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $8,271.00 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 $788.97 ↓ -71%
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -66%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $1,428.00 ↓ -47%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $1,642.20 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $1,642.20 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $1,642.20 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $1,713.60 ↓ -36%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $1,785.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $1,785.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $1,785.00 ↓ -33%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $1,917.09 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $1,963.50 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $1,981.35 ↓ -26%
Anthem Commercial $2,113.44 ↓ -21%
Anthem Traditional $2,270.52 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Commercial $2,320.50 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $2,320.50 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $2,356.20 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $2,499.00 ↓ -7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $2,856.00 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $2,856.00 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $2,963.10 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $3,034.50 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $3,070.20 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $3,213.00 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $3,213.00 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $3,213.00 ↑ +20%
Aetna OPN Commercial $3,241.41 ↑ +21%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $3,334.90 ↑ +25%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $3,334.90 ↑ +25%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $3,334.90 ↑ +25%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $3,334.90 ↑ +25%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,334.90 ↑ +25%
Humana Medicare Advantage $3,334.90 ↑ +25%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $3,334.90 ↑ +25%
Molina Medicare Advantage $3,334.90 ↑ +25%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,334.90 ↑ +25%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $3,334.90 ↑ +25%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,334.90 ↑ +25%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $3,334.90 ↑ +25%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $3,434.95 ↑ +28%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $3,501.65 ↑ +31%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $3,501.65 ↑ +31%
Aetna Commercial $3,710.00 ↑ +39%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $3,972.41 ↑ +48%
United Healthcare Commercial $4,514.53 ↑ +69%
CareSource Marketplace $6,002.83 ↑ +124%
Ambetter Commercial $6,002.83 ↑ +124%
Cigna OAP Commercial $6,215.00 ↑ +132%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $8,271.00 ↑ +209%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $8,271.00 ↑ +209%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $8,271.00 ↑ +209%
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Plmt nephroureteral catheter at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $2,677.50 $900.00 – $8,446.37
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $3,702.00 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $3,702.00 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $3,702.00 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $3,702.00 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $3,702.00 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $1,273.55 $1,540.80 – $2,054.40
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $10,312.25 $1.10 – $14,278.50

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