Shot (Injection into Muscle or Under the Skin) 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

$174.00

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.

$232.00

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.

$51.27 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $208.80 with MultiPlan — 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 $51.27 ↓ -71%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $68.12 ↓ -61%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $68.12 ↓ -61%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $68.12 ↓ -61%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $68.12 ↓ -61%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $68.12 ↓ -61%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $68.12 ↓ -61%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $68.12 ↓ -61%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $68.12 ↓ -61%
Humana Medicare Advantage $68.12 ↓ -61%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $68.12 ↓ -61%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $68.12 ↓ -61%
Molina Medicare Advantage $68.12 ↓ -61%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $70.16 ↓ -60%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $71.52 ↓ -59%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $71.52 ↓ -59%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $92.80 ↓ -47%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $94.19 ↓ -46%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $104.63 ↓ -40%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $106.72 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $106.72 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $106.72 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $111.36 ↓ -36%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $115.07 ↓ -34%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $116.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $116.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $116.00 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $118.32 ↓ -32%
Ambetter Commercial $122.61 ↓ -30%
CareSource Marketplace $122.61 ↓ -30%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $124.58 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $127.60 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $128.76 ↓ -26%
Anthem Commercial $137.34 ↓ -21%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $137.81 ↓ -21%
Cigna OAP Commercial $138.50 ↓ -20%
Aetna OPN Commercial $139.20 ↓ -20%
Anthem Traditional $147.55 ↓ -15%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $150.80 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $150.80 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $153.12 ↓ -12%
Aetna Commercial $154.74 ↓ -11%
United Healthcare Commercial $156.60 ↓ -10%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $162.40 ↓ -7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $185.60 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $185.60 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $192.56 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $197.20 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $199.52 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $208.80 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $208.80 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $208.80 ↑ +20%
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye 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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Shot (Injection into Muscle or Under the Skin) at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $174.00 $68.12 – $208.80
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $306.00 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $306.00 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $306.00 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $306.00 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $84.00 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $132.42 $56.40 – $192.85
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $319.15 $1.10 – $441.90

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