Pet scan brain perf study 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

$4,525.50

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.

$6,034.00

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.

$32.86 with Cigna vs $5,430.60 with Fortified Provider Network — 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 $32.86 ↓ -99%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $69.63 ↓ -98%
Humana Medicare Advantage $69.63 ↓ -98%
Molina Medicare Advantage $69.63 ↓ -98%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $69.63 ↓ -98%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $69.63 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $69.63 ↓ -98%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $69.63 ↓ -98%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $69.63 ↓ -98%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $69.63 ↓ -98%
Anthem Commercial $69.63 ↓ -98%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $69.63 ↓ -98%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $69.63 ↓ -98%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $69.63 ↓ -98%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $71.72 ↓ -98%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $73.11 ↓ -98%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $73.11 ↓ -98%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $98.87 ↓ -98%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $110.01 ↓ -98%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Trad Commercial $110.01 ↓ -98%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $110.01 ↓ -98%
Ambetter Commercial $125.33 ↓ -97%
CareSource Marketplace $125.33 ↓ -97%
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -80%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $1,433.00 ↓ -68%
AultCare Commercial $2,257.00 ↓ -50%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $2,775.64 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $2,775.64 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $2,775.64 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $2,896.32 ↓ -36%
Immergrun Commercial $3,017.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $3,017.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $3,017.00 ↓ -33%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $3,922.10 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $3,922.10 ↓ -13%
Aetna Commercial $4,006.58 ↓ -11%
Beech Street Commercial $4,827.20 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $4,827.20 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $5,008.22 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $5,128.90 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $5,189.24 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $5,430.60 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $5,430.60 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $5,430.60 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Commercial not published by hospital —

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Pet scan brain perf study at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $4,525.50 $69.63 – $5,430.60
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $3,832.80 not published
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $4,812.00 not published
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $4,525.50 $69.63 – $125.33
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $4,525.50 $69.63 – $125.33
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva $4,812.00 not published
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road $4,525.50 $39.69 – $125.33
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard $4,525.50 $69.63 – $125.33

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