Knee MRI (with 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

$3,543.15

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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.

$5,451.00

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.

$1.01 with AETNA vs $5,451.00 with AETNA — 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 $1.01 ↓ -100%
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $1.10 ↓ -100%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $1.65 ↓ -100%
Summacare Preferred $47.07 ↓ -99%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $47.07 ↓ -99%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $55.37 ↓ -98%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $61.56 ↓ -98%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $68.80 ↓ -98%
United Medicare Advantage $73.83 ↓ -98%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $73.83 ↓ -98%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $73.83 ↓ -98%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $73.83 ↓ -98%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $73.83 ↓ -98%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $73.83 ↓ -98%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $76.04 ↓ -98%
Summacare Premier $77.52 ↓ -98%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $77.52 ↓ -98%
Perennial Health Medicare Advantage $79.74 ↓ -98%
The Health Plan All Products PCP $81.21 ↓ -98%
The Health Plan All Products Specialty Physicians $84.90 ↓ -98%
The Health Plan All Products Radiation Oncology Physicians $95.98 ↓ -97%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $103.83 ↓ -97%
United All Products - Mid-Level $131.68 ↓ -96%
United All Products $146.32 ↓ -96%
United HMO & PPO $146.32 ↓ -96%
Oscar All Products $181.17 ↓ -95%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $255.25 ↓ -93%
OHCP All Products $277.36 ↓ -92%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $314.80 ↓ -91%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $324.24 ↓ -91%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $324.24 ↓ -91%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $330.54 ↓ -91%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $330.54 ↓ -91%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $346.28 ↓ -90%
OMAS All Products $356.50 ↓ -90%
MMO SuperMed $385.02 ↓ -89%
PHPHI All Products $427.80 ↓ -88%
GMS All Products $499.10 ↓ -86%
MMO Traditional $499.10 ↓ -86%
Aetna All Products First Health $534.75 ↓ -85%
Immergrun All Products $534.75 ↓ -85%
Aetna Asa $570.40 ↓ -84%
Multiplan All Products $641.70 ↓ -82%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $657.00 ↓ -81%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $713.00 ↓ -80%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $730.00 ↓ -79%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $730.00 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $741.65 ↓ -79%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $741.65 ↓ -79%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $741.65 ↓ -79%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $763.90 ↓ -78%
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $778.73 ↓ -78%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $788.40 ↓ -78%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $800.98 ↓ -77%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $1,541.54 ↓ -56%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $1,598.59 ↓ -55%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $1,744.32 ↓ -51%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $1,744.32 ↓ -51%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $1,842.44 ↓ -48%
Summacare PREMIER $2,082.28 ↓ -41%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $2,452.95 ↓ -31%
ANTHEM HPN $2,453.70 ↓ -31%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $2,572.87 ↓ -27%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $2,649.19 ↓ -25%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $2,725.50 ↓ -23%
Immergrun ALL PRODUCTS $2,725.50 ↓ -23%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $2,943.54 ↓ -17%
ANTHEM Exchange $2,953.02 ↓ -17%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $3,014.40 ↓ -15%
AETNA International $3,036.08 ↓ -14%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $3,281.14 ↓ -7%
The Health Plan PPO $3,479.92 ↓ -2%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $3,815.70 ↑ +8%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $3,815.70 ↑ +8%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $4,088.25 ↑ +15%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $4,088.25 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan Self-Funded ASO $4,578.84 ↑ +29%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $4,905.90 ↑ +38%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $4,905.90 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $4,905.90 ↑ +38%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $4,905.90 ↑ +38%
The Health Plan POS $5,451.00 ↑ +54%
The Health Plan HMO $5,451.00 ↑ +54%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $5,451.00 ↑ +54%
Caresource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital —
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital —
Aetna Acop not published by hospital —
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
AETNA NAP not published by hospital —

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Knee MRI (with contrast) at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $4,006.60 $1.10 – $4,905.90
akron general Akron $3,543.15 $0.87 – $4,905.90
avon hospital Avon $3,543.15 $0.87 – $4,905.90
euclid hospital Euclid $3,543.15 $0.87 – $4,905.90
fairview hospital Cleveland $3,543.15 $0.87 – $4,905.90
lutheran hospital Cleveland $3,543.15 $0.87 – $4,905.90
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $3,543.15 $0.87 – $4,905.90
lodi hospital Lodi $3,543.15 $514.18 – $4,905.90

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