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Tongue biopsy; posterior one-third 41105 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

$382.20

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$588.00

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 $4,036,081.00 with The Health Plan — 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

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
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $1.10 ↓ -100%
Summacare Preferred $67.38 ↓ -82%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $67.38 ↓ -82%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $72.80 ↓ -81%
United Managed Medicaid $75.25 ↓ -80%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $77.51 ↓ -80%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $79.01 ↓ -79%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $82.78 ↓ -78%
Molina Managed Medicaid $82.78 ↓ -78%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $88.11 ↓ -77%
United Medicare Advantage $97.06 ↓ -75%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $97.06 ↓ -75%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $97.06 ↓ -75%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $97.06 ↓ -75%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $97.06 ↓ -75%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $97.06 ↓ -75%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $98.48 ↓ -74%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $99.97 ↓ -74%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $101.91 ↓ -73%
Summacare Premier $101.91 ↓ -73%
The Health Plan PPO $103.85 ↓ -73%
Perennial Health Medicare Advantage $104.82 ↓ -73%
The Health Plan All Products PCP $106.77 ↓ -72%
The Health Plan All Products Specialty Physicians $111.62 ↓ -71%
The Health Plan All Products Radiation Oncology Physicians $126.18 ↓ -67%
Oscar All Products $149.41 ↓ -61%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $210.50 ↓ -45%
OHCP All Products $228.73 ↓ -40%
Cigna All Products Mid-Level $229.31 ↓ -40%
Aetna Acop $239.44 ↓ -37%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $245.25 ↓ -36%
Cigna All Products Physician $270.96 ↓ -29%
OMAS All Products $294.00 ↓ -23%
PHPHI All Products $352.80 ↓ -8%
United All Products - Mid-Level $406.38 ↑ +6%
GMS All Products $411.60 ↑ +8%
MMO Traditional $411.60 ↑ +8%
Aetna All Products First Health $441.00 ↑ +15%
Immergrun All Products $441.00 ↑ +15%
United HMO & PPO $451.53 ↑ +18%
United All Products $451.53 ↑ +18%
Aetna Asa $470.40 ↑ +23%
Multiplan All Products $529.20 ↑ +38%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $588.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $766.14 ↑ +100%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $789.12 ↑ +106%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $804.45 ↑ +110%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $804.45 ↑ +110%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $842.75 ↑ +120%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,696.88 ↑ +606%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,996.53 ↑ +684%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $2,996.53 ↑ +684%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,136.68 ↑ +721%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,136.68 ↑ +721%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,136.68 ↑ +721%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,230.78 ↑ +745%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,236.25 ↑ +747%
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,293.51 ↑ +762%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $3,387.61 ↑ +786%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $4,872.30 ↑ +1175%
MMO SuperMed $5,497.86 ↑ +1338%
The Health Plan HMO $1,276,448.04 ↑ +333874%
The Health Plan POS $4,036,081.00 ↑ +1055913%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital

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Tongue biopsy; posterior one-third 41105 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $9,696.70 $0.01 – $13,426.20
akron general Akron $382.20 $1.10 – $3,236.25
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $2,845.50 $838.47 – $5,646.02
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $2,845.50 $900.00 – $7,944.33
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $2,845.50 $3,136.68 – $5,646.02
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $2,845.50 $3,136.68 – $5,646.02
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road $2,845.50 $3,136.68 – $5,646.02
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard $2,845.50 $3,136.68 – $5,646.02

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