Pr planning advance care 1st 30 minutes 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

$176.25

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.

$235.00

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.

$94.00 with University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) vs $243.43 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 $94.00 ↓ -47%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $96.11 ↓ -45%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $96.11 ↓ -45%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $96.11 ↓ -45%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $96.11 ↓ -45%
Molina Medicare Advantage $96.11 ↓ -45%
Humana Medicare Advantage $96.11 ↓ -45%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $96.11 ↓ -45%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $96.11 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $96.11 ↓ -45%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $96.11 ↓ -45%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $96.11 ↓ -45%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $96.11 ↓ -45%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $98.99 ↓ -44%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $100.92 ↓ -43%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $100.92 ↓ -43%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $108.10 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $108.10 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $108.10 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $112.80 ↓ -36%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $117.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $117.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $117.50 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $119.85 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $129.25 ↓ -27%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $152.75 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $152.75 ↓ -13%
Aetna Commercial $156.04 ↓ -11%
Ambetter Commercial $173.00 ↓ -2%
CareSource Marketplace $173.00 ↓ -2%
Anthem Commercial $187.34 ↑ +6%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $188.00 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $188.00 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $195.05 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $199.75 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $202.10 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $211.50 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $211.50 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $211.50 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $219.09 ↑ +24%
Cigna Commercial $220.27 ↑ +25%
United Healthcare Commercial $242.98 ↑ +38%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $243.43 ↑ +38%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $243.43 ↑ +38%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Trad Commercial $243.43 ↑ +38%
Amerihealth Caritas 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 —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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