App high cost ss f/n/g/h/f >100sq cm 1st 100sq cm at University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center

25501 Chagrin Boulevard, Beachwood, OH · University Hospitals · · NPI 1841789427

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$2,589.00

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.

$3,452.00

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.

$769.20 with University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) vs $4,943.91 with Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA — 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
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $769.20 ↓ -70%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $884.58 ↓ -66%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $884.58 ↓ -66%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $884.58 ↓ -66%
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -65%
JP Farley Commercial $923.04 ↓ -64%
Immergrun Commercial $961.50 ↓ -63%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $961.50 ↓ -63%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $961.50 ↓ -63%
AultCare Commercial $1,057.65 ↓ -59%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $1,249.95 ↓ -52%
HealthSmart Commercial $1,249.95 ↓ -52%
Aetna Commercial $1,276.87 ↓ -51%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $1,538.40 ↓ -41%
Beech Street Commercial $1,538.40 ↓ -41%
First Health Commercial $1,596.09 ↓ -38%
Century Health Network Commercial $1,634.55 ↓ -37%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $1,653.78 ↓ -36%
MultiPlan Commercial $1,730.70 ↓ -33%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $1,730.70 ↓ -33%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $1,730.70 ↓ -33%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $1,952.02 ↓ -25%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,952.02 ↓ -25%
Molina Medicare Advantage $1,952.02 ↓ -25%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $1,952.02 ↓ -25%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $1,952.02 ↓ -25%
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,952.02 ↓ -25%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,952.02 ↓ -25%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $1,952.02 ↓ -25%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $1,952.02 ↓ -25%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $1,952.02 ↓ -25%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,952.02 ↓ -25%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $1,952.02 ↓ -25%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $2,010.58 ↓ -22%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $2,049.62 ↓ -21%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $2,049.62 ↓ -21%
CareSource Marketplace $3,513.64 ↑ +36%
Ambetter Commercial $3,513.64 ↑ +36%
Anthem Commercial $3,804.78 ↑ +47%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $4,449.52 ↑ +72%
Cigna Commercial $4,473.50 ↑ +73%
United Healthcare Commercial $4,934.69 ↑ +91%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $4,943.91 ↑ +91%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Trad Commercial $4,943.91 ↑ +91%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $4,943.91 ↑ +91%
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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App high cost ss f/n/g/h/f >100sq cm 1st 100sq cm at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $2,589.00 $424.98 – $3,513.64
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $2,298.00 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $2,298.00 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $2,298.00 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $2,298.00 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $2,298.00 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $1,909.20 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $1,144.61 $1,384.80 – $1,846.40

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