Ecmo/ecls initiation venous 33946 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

$4,324.50

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.

$5,766.00

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.

$130.39 with Cigna vs $17,103.00 with AultCare — 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
Cigna Commercial $130.39 ↓ -97%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $276.24 ↓ -94%
Humana Medicare Advantage $276.24 ↓ -94%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $276.24 ↓ -94%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $276.24 ↓ -94%
Molina Medicare Advantage $276.24 ↓ -94%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $276.24 ↓ -94%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $276.24 ↓ -94%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $276.24 ↓ -94%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $276.24 ↓ -94%
Anthem Commercial $276.24 ↓ -94%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $276.24 ↓ -94%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $276.24 ↓ -94%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $276.24 ↓ -94%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $284.53 ↓ -93%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $290.05 ↓ -93%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $290.05 ↓ -93%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $392.26 ↓ -91%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $436.46 ↓ -90%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Trad Commercial $436.46 ↓ -90%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $436.46 ↓ -90%
Ambetter Commercial $497.23 ↓ -89%
CareSource Marketplace $497.23 ↓ -89%
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -79%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $2,652.36 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $2,652.36 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $2,652.36 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $2,767.68 ↓ -36%
Immergrun Commercial $2,883.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $2,883.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $2,883.00 ↓ -33%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $3,747.90 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $3,747.90 ↓ -13%
Aetna Commercial $4,065.03 ↓ -6%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $4,612.80 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $4,612.80 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $4,785.78 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $4,901.10 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $4,958.76 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $5,189.40 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $5,189.40 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $5,189.40 ↑ +20%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $14,352.00 ↑ +232%
AultCare Commercial $17,103.00 ↑ +295%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource 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 —
United Healthcare Commercial not published by hospital —

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Ecmo/ecls initiation venous 33946 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $4,324.50 $276.24 – $17,103.00
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $10,070.40 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $10,070.40 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $10,070.40 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $25,327.20 not published
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,716.00 $0.01 – $2,376.00
akron general Akron $1,716.00 $1.10 – $2,376.00
avon hospital Avon $1,621.75 $543.91 – $2,245.50

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