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Esophagus endoscopy/ligation 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

$634.40

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.

$976.00

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.

$1.10 with Zing Health vs $3,248.90 with MMO — 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
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $1.10 ↓ -100%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $85.16 ↓ -87%
Summacare Preferred $85.16 ↓ -87%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $92.49 ↓ -85%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $111.36 ↓ -82%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $123.32 ↓ -81%
United Medicare Advantage $123.32 ↓ -81%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $123.32 ↓ -81%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $123.32 ↓ -81%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $123.32 ↓ -81%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $123.32 ↓ -81%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $124.46 ↓ -80%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $127.02 ↓ -80%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $129.49 ↓ -80%
Summacare Premier $129.49 ↓ -80%
Perennial Health Medicare Advantage $133.19 ↓ -79%
The Health Plan All Products PCP $135.65 ↓ -79%
United Managed Medicaid $137.57 ↓ -78%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $141.70 ↓ -78%
The Health Plan All Products Specialty Physicians $141.82 ↓ -78%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $144.45 ↓ -77%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $151.33 ↓ -76%
Molina Managed Medicaid $151.33 ↓ -76%
The Health Plan All Products Radiation Oncology Physicians $160.32 ↓ -75%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $185.43 ↓ -71%
Oscar All Products $248.00 ↓ -61%
United All Products - Mid-Level $309.50 ↓ -51%
United HMO & PPO $343.89 ↓ -46%
United All Products $343.89 ↓ -46%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $349.41 ↓ -45%
OHCP All Products $379.66 ↓ -40%
OMAS All Products $488.00 ↓ -23%
PHPHI All Products $585.60 ↓ -8%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $636.22 ↑ +0%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $655.31 ↑ +3%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $668.03 ↑ +5%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $668.03 ↑ +5%
GMS All Products $683.20 ↑ +8%
MMO Traditional $683.20 ↑ +8%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $699.84 ↑ +10%
Aetna All Products First Health $732.00 ↑ +15%
Immergrun All Products $732.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna Asa $780.80 ↑ +23%
Multiplan All Products $878.40 ↑ +38%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $976.00 ↑ +54%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,577.50 ↑ +149%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $1,752.78 ↑ +176%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,752.78 ↑ +176%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,815.43 ↑ +186%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,815.43 ↑ +186%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,815.43 ↑ +186%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,869.90 ↑ +195%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,893.00 ↑ +198%
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,906.21 ↑ +200%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $1,960.67 ↑ +209%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $2,879.57 ↑ +354%
MMO SuperMed $3,248.90 ↑ +412%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
Aetna Acop not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital

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Esophagus endoscopy/ligation at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $5,671.90 $1.10 – $7,853.40
akron general Akron $634.40 $1.10 – $1,893.00
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $3,386.25 $900.00 – $4,063.50
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $3,386.25 $900.00 – $4,597.98
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $3,386.25 $1,815.43 – $3,267.78
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $3,386.25 $1,815.43 – $3,267.78
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road $3,386.25 $1,815.43 – $3,267.78
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard $3,386.25 $1,815.43 – $3,267.78

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