Protein electrophoretic fractionation & quantitation serum 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

$84.00

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.

$112.00

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.

$10.74 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $100.80 with Ohio Health Choice — 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 Medicare Advantage $10.74 ↓ -87%
Humana Medicare Advantage $10.74 ↓ -87%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $10.74 ↓ -87%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $10.74 ↓ -87%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $10.74 ↓ -87%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $10.74 ↓ -87%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $10.74 ↓ -87%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $10.74 ↓ -87%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $10.74 ↓ -87%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $10.74 ↓ -87%
Molina Medicare Advantage $10.74 ↓ -87%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $10.74 ↓ -87%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $11.06 ↓ -87%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $11.28 ↓ -87%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $11.28 ↓ -87%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $14.98 ↓ -82%
Anthem Commercial $15.01 ↓ -82%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $15.01 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Commercial $19.33 ↓ -77%
CareSource Marketplace $19.33 ↓ -77%
Aetna OPN Commercial $23.19 ↓ -72%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $24.75 ↓ -71%
Aetna Commercial $25.77 ↓ -69%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $45.47 ↓ -46%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $50.00 ↓ -40%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $50.51 ↓ -40%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $51.52 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $51.52 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $51.52 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $53.76 ↓ -36%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $55.55 ↓ -34%
Immergrun Commercial $56.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $56.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $56.00 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Commercial $57.00 ↓ -32%
SummaCare Commercial $57.12 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $61.60 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $62.16 ↓ -26%
Cigna OAP Commercial $66.86 ↓ -20%
Anthem Traditional $71.23 ↓ -15%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $72.80 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $72.80 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $73.92 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $78.40 ↓ -7%
Beech Street Commercial $89.60 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $89.60 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $92.96 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $95.20 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $96.32 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $100.80 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $100.80 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $100.80 ↑ +20%
Buckeye 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 —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Protein electrophoretic fractionation & quantitation serum at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $84.00 $5.07 – $100.80
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $111.60 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $111.60 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $111.60 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $111.60 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $111.60 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $35.40 not published
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