Ghs protoporphyrins fract 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

$64.35

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.

$99.00

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.

$1.11 with AETNA vs $110.85 with ANTHEM — 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
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $1.11 ↓ -98%
ANTHEM HPN $7.07 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $8.31 ↓ -87%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.92 ↓ -80%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $14.35 ↓ -78%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.35 ↓ -78%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.35 ↓ -78%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.35 ↓ -78%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.35 ↓ -78%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.78 ↓ -77%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $14.79 ↓ -77%
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.07 ↓ -77%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $15.07 ↓ -77%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $15.23 ↓ -76%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $15.23 ↓ -76%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $15.50 ↓ -76%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.50 ↓ -76%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $15.53 ↓ -76%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $15.53 ↓ -76%
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $15.79 ↓ -75%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $16.27 ↓ -75%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $28.00 ↓ -56%
AETNA International $30.26 ↓ -53%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $31.68 ↓ -51%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $31.68 ↓ -51%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $32.30 ↓ -50%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $33.13 ↓ -49%
Summacare Preferred $34.75 ↓ -46%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $35.44 ↓ -45%
Summacare PREMIER $37.82 ↓ -41%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $44.55 ↓ -31%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $48.11 ↓ -25%
Immergrun ALL PRODUCTS $49.50 ↓ -23%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $49.50 ↓ -23%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $53.46 ↓ -17%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $54.75 ↓ -15%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $60.06 ↓ -7%
The Health Plan POS $61.33 ↓ -5%
The Health Plan HMO $61.33 ↓ -5%
The Health Plan PPO $63.20 ↓ -2%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $69.30 ↑ +8%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $69.30 ↑ +8%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $74.25 ↑ +15%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $74.25 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan Self-Funded ASO $83.16 ↑ +29%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $89.10 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $89.10 ↑ +38%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $89.10 ↑ +38%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $89.10 ↑ +38%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $99.00 ↑ +54%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $102.27 ↑ +59%
ANTHEM Exchange $110.85 ↑ +72%
AETNA NAP not published by hospital —

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Ghs protoporphyrins fract at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $45.60 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $51.60 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $45.60 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $43.20 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $51.60 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $118.20 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $91.26 $7.08 – $52.26
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $64.35 $1.10 – $89.10

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