Ultrasound dx ophth b-scan 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

$404.25

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.

$539.00

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.

$44.33 with Aetna vs $485.10 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
Aetna OPN Commercial $44.33 ↓ -89%
Aetna Commercial $49.26 ↓ -88%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -76%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -76%
Humana Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -76%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -76%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -76%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -76%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -76%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -76%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -76%
Molina Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -76%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -76%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -76%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $101.88 ↓ -75%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $103.85 ↓ -74%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $103.85 ↓ -74%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $119.12 ↓ -71%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $161.25 ↓ -60%
Ambetter Commercial $178.03 ↓ -56%
CareSource Marketplace $178.03 ↓ -56%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $218.83 ↓ -46%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $243.09 ↓ -40%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $247.94 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $247.94 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $247.94 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $258.72 ↓ -36%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $267.34 ↓ -34%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $269.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $269.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $269.50 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $274.89 ↓ -32%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $289.44 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $296.45 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $299.15 ↓ -26%
Anthem Commercial $319.09 ↓ -21%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $320.17 ↓ -21%
Cigna OAP Commercial $321.78 ↓ -20%
Anthem Traditional $342.80 ↓ -15%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $350.35 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $350.35 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $355.74 ↓ -12%
United Healthcare Commercial $363.83 ↓ -10%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $377.30 ↓ -7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $431.20 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $431.20 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $447.37 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $458.15 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $463.54 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $485.10 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $485.10 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $485.10 ↑ +20%
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Ultrasound dx ophth b-scan at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $404.25 $98.91 – $485.10
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $193.80 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $193.80 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $74.39 $90.00 – $115.50
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $637.00 $1.10 – $660.60
akron general Akron $637.00 $0.87 – $660.60
avon hospital Avon $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
euclid hospital Euclid $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60

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