Compre oph exam est pt 1/> 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

$214.50

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.

$286.00

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.

$114.40 with University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) vs $319.01 with Medical Mutual of Ohio Trad — 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 $114.40 ↓ -47%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $125.96 ↓ -41%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $125.96 ↓ -41%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $125.96 ↓ -41%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $125.96 ↓ -41%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $125.96 ↓ -41%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $125.96 ↓ -41%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $125.96 ↓ -41%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $125.96 ↓ -41%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $125.96 ↓ -41%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $125.96 ↓ -41%
Humana Medicare Advantage $125.96 ↓ -41%
Molina Medicare Advantage $125.96 ↓ -41%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $129.74 ↓ -40%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $131.56 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $131.56 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $131.56 ↓ -39%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $132.26 ↓ -38%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $132.26 ↓ -38%
JP Farley Commercial $137.28 ↓ -36%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $143.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $143.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $143.00 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $145.86 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $157.30 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Commercial $185.90 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $185.90 ↓ -13%
Aetna Commercial $189.90 ↓ -11%
Ambetter Commercial $226.72 ↑ +6%
CareSource Marketplace $226.72 ↑ +6%
Beech Street Commercial $228.80 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $228.80 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $237.38 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $243.10 ↑ +13%
Anthem Commercial $245.50 ↑ +14%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $245.96 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $257.40 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $257.40 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $257.40 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $287.11 ↑ +34%
Cigna Commercial $288.65 ↑ +35%
United Healthcare Commercial $318.41 ↑ +48%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $319.01 ↑ +49%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $319.01 ↑ +49%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Trad Commercial $319.01 ↑ +49%
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana 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 —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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