Biliary endoscopy thru skin 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

$4,690.50

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.

$6,254.00

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.

$900.00 with SummaCare vs $25,470.66 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
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -81%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $2,453.36 ↓ -48%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $2,876.84 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $2,876.84 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $2,876.84 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $3,001.92 ↓ -36%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $3,127.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $3,127.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $3,127.00 ↓ -33%
Aetna Commercial $3,424.00 ↓ -27%
AultCare Commercial $3,439.70 ↓ -27%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $4,065.10 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $4,065.10 ↓ -13%
Beech Street Commercial $5,003.20 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $5,003.20 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $5,190.82 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $5,315.90 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $5,378.44 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $5,628.60 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $5,628.60 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $5,628.60 ↑ +20%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $10,056.64 ↑ +114%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $10,056.64 ↑ +114%
Molina Medicare Advantage $10,056.64 ↑ +114%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $10,056.64 ↑ +114%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $10,056.64 ↑ +114%
Humana Medicare Advantage $10,056.64 ↑ +114%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $10,056.64 ↑ +114%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $10,056.64 ↑ +114%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $10,056.64 ↑ +114%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $10,056.64 ↑ +114%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $10,056.64 ↑ +114%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $10,056.64 ↑ +114%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $10,358.34 ↑ +121%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $10,559.47 ↑ +125%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $10,559.47 ↑ +125%
CareSource Marketplace $18,101.96 ↑ +286%
Ambetter Commercial $18,101.96 ↑ +286%
Anthem Commercial $19,601.95 ↑ +318%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $22,923.59 ↑ +389%
Cigna Commercial $23,047.14 ↑ +391%
United Healthcare Commercial $25,423.14 ↑ +442%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $25,470.66 ↑ +443%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Trad Commercial $25,470.66 ↑ +443%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $25,470.66 ↑ +443%
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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Biliary endoscopy thru skin at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $4,690.50 $900.00 – $18,101.96
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $10,552.10 $1.10 – $14,610.60
akron general Akron $10,552.10 $764.23 – $14,610.60
avon hospital Avon $10,552.10 $843.70 – $14,610.60
euclid hospital Euclid $10,552.10 $843.70 – $14,610.60
fairview hospital Cleveland $10,552.10 $720.67 – $14,610.60
lutheran hospital Cleveland $10,552.10 $843.70 – $14,610.60
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $10,552.10 $720.67 – $14,610.60

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