Fth/gft fr n/e/e/l each addl 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

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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.

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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.

$196.94 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $2,992.00 with Aetna — 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
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $196.94
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $196.94
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $196.94
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $196.94
Anthem Commercial $196.94
Anthem Medicare Advantage $196.94
Aetna Medicare Advantage $196.94
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $196.94
Molina Medicare Advantage $196.94
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $196.94
Cigna Medicare Advantage $196.94
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $196.94
Humana Medicare Advantage $196.94
Paramount Medicare Advantage $202.84
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $206.78
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $206.78
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $279.65
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $311.16
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $311.16
Medical Mutual of Ohio Trad Commercial $311.16
CareSource Marketplace $354.49
Ambetter Commercial $354.49
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $1,857.44
Aetna Commercial $2,992.00

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Fth/gft fr n/e/e/l each addl at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood not published $196.94 – $1,857.44
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $3,567.20 $0.01 – $4,939.20
akron general Akron $579.80 $1.10 – $1,350.24
mercy hospital Canton $579.80 $1.10 – $1,317.64
avon hospital Avon not published $1,250.63 – $1,274.46
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $2,041.84 – $2,364.24
euclid hospital Euclid not published $1,281.31 – $1,483.63
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $1,203.73 – $1,393.79

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