Punc of shunt for asp or inj 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

$801.75

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.

$1,069.00

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.

$236.25 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $2,758.00 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 $236.25 ↓ -71%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $491.74 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $491.74 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $491.74 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $513.12 ↓ -36%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $534.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $534.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $534.50 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $545.19 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $587.95 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $593.30 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $634.99 ↓ -21%
Aetna OPN Commercial $641.40 ↓ -20%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $667.82 ↓ -17%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $667.82 ↓ -17%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $667.82 ↓ -17%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $667.82 ↓ -17%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $667.82 ↓ -17%
Humana Medicare Advantage $667.82 ↓ -17%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $667.82 ↓ -17%
Molina Medicare Advantage $667.82 ↓ -17%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $667.82 ↓ -17%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $667.82 ↓ -17%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $667.82 ↓ -17%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $667.82 ↓ -17%
Anthem Traditional $679.88 ↓ -15%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $687.85 ↓ -14%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $694.85 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $694.85 ↓ -13%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $701.21 ↓ -13%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $701.21 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $705.54 ↓ -12%
Aetna Commercial $713.02 ↓ -11%
United Healthcare Commercial $721.58 ↓ -10%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $748.30 ↓ -7%
Beech Street Commercial $855.20 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $855.20 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $887.27 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $908.65 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $919.34 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $962.10 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $962.10 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $962.10 ↑ +20%
CareSource Marketplace $1,202.07 ↑ +50%
Ambetter Commercial $1,202.07 ↑ +50%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $1,441.44 ↑ +80%
Cigna OAP Commercial $2,035.00 ↑ +154%
Anthem Commercial $2,222.00 ↑ +177%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $2,469.00 ↑ +208%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $2,758.00 ↑ +244%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $2,758.00 ↑ +244%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $2,758.00 ↑ +244%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Punc of shunt for asp or inj at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $801.75 $491.74 – $1,691.40
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $3,105.70 $0.01 – $4,300.20
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euclid hospital Euclid $3,105.70 $0.01 – $4,300.20
fairview hospital Cleveland $3,105.70 $0.01 – $4,300.20
lutheran hospital Cleveland $3,105.70 $0.01 – $4,300.20
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