Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast at mercy hospital

1320 Mercy Drive Northwest, Canton, OH · Cleveland Clinic · · NPI 1366433195

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 15, 2026 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$980.20

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$1,508.00

Gross charge

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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.

$1.01 with AETNA vs $1,228.00 with AETNA — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $1.01 ↓ -100%
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $1.10 ↓ -100%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $1.65 ↓ -100%
Summacare Preferred $20.38 ↓ -98%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $20.38 ↓ -98%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $23.65 ↓ -98%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $26.65 ↓ -97%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $29.78 ↓ -97%
United Medicare Advantage $31.53 ↓ -97%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $31.53 ↓ -97%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $31.53 ↓ -97%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $31.53 ↓ -97%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $31.53 ↓ -97%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $31.53 ↓ -97%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $32.48 ↓ -97%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $33.11 ↓ -97%
Summacare Premier $33.11 ↓ -97%
Perennial Health Medicare Advantage $34.05 ↓ -97%
The Health Plan All Products PCP $34.68 ↓ -96%
The Health Plan All Products Specialty Physicians $36.26 ↓ -96%
The Health Plan All Products Radiation Oncology Physicians $40.99 ↓ -96%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $44.74 ↓ -95%
United All Products - Mid-Level $56.65 ↓ -94%
United HMO & PPO $62.94 ↓ -94%
United All Products $62.94 ↓ -94%
Oscar All Products $71.15 ↓ -93%
United Managed Medicaid $86.67 ↓ -91%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $89.27 ↓ -91%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $91.00 ↓ -91%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $95.34 ↓ -90%
Molina Managed Medicaid $95.34 ↓ -90%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $100.24 ↓ -90%
OHCP All Products $108.92 ↓ -89%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $116.28 ↓ -88%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $119.77 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $122.09 ↓ -88%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $122.09 ↓ -88%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $127.91 ↓ -87%
OMAS All Products $140.00 ↓ -86%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $148.04 ↓ -85%
MMO SuperMed $151.20 ↓ -85%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $164.49 ↓ -83%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $164.49 ↓ -83%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $165.94 ↓ -83%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $165.94 ↓ -83%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $165.94 ↓ -83%
PHPHI All Products $168.00 ↓ -83%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $170.92 ↓ -83%
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $174.24 ↓ -82%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $177.65 ↓ -82%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $179.22 ↓ -82%
MMO Traditional $196.00 ↓ -80%
GMS All Products $196.00 ↓ -80%
Immergrun All Products $210.00 ↓ -79%
Aetna All Products First Health $210.00 ↓ -79%
Aetna Asa $224.00 ↓ -77%
Multiplan All Products $252.00 ↓ -74%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $280.00 ↓ -71%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $347.28 ↓ -65%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $366.83 ↓ -63%
ANTHEM HPN $367.58 ↓ -62%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $392.96 ↓ -60%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $392.96 ↓ -60%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $415.06 ↓ -58%
AETNA International $454.82 ↓ -54%
Summacare PREMIER $469.10 ↓ -52%
ANTHEM Exchange $506.81 ↓ -48%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $552.60 ↓ -44%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $563.14 ↓ -43%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $579.62 ↓ -41%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $596.81 ↓ -39%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $614.00 ↓ -37%
Immergrun ALL PRODUCTS $614.00 ↓ -37%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $663.12 ↓ -32%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $679.08 ↓ -31%
The Health Plan PPO $783.96 ↓ -20%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $859.60 ↓ -12%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $859.60 ↓ -12%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $903.92 ↓ -8%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $921.00 ↓ -6%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $921.00 ↓ -6%
The Health Plan Self-Funded ASO $1,031.52 ↑ +5%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $1,105.20 ↑ +13%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $1,105.20 ↑ +13%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $1,105.20 ↑ +13%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $1,105.20 ↑ +13%
The Health Plan POS $1,228.00 ↑ +25%
The Health Plan HMO $1,228.00 ↑ +25%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $1,228.00 ↑ +25%
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital —
Aetna Acop not published by hospital —
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital —
AETNA NAP not published by hospital —

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $435.93 $508.20 – $652.19
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