Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) CT Scan (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

$1,115.40

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.

$1,716.00

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 $1,412.25 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
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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 $35.38 ↓ -97%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $35.38 ↓ -97%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $41.39 ↓ -96%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $46.27 ↓ -96%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $51.71 ↓ -95%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $55.19 ↓ -95%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $55.19 ↓ -95%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $55.19 ↓ -95%
United Medicare Advantage $55.19 ↓ -95%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $55.19 ↓ -95%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $55.19 ↓ -95%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $56.85 ↓ -95%
Summacare Premier $57.95 ↓ -95%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $57.95 ↓ -95%
Perennial Health Medicare Advantage $59.61 ↓ -95%
The Health Plan All Products PCP $60.71 ↓ -95%
The Health Plan All Products Specialty Physicians $63.47 ↓ -94%
The Health Plan All Products Radiation Oncology Physicians $71.75 ↓ -94%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $78.17 ↓ -93%
United All Products - Mid-Level $99.39 ↓ -91%
United All Products $110.44 ↓ -90%
United HMO & PPO $110.44 ↓ -90%
Oscar All Products $124.00 ↓ -89%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $148.04 ↓ -87%
Aetna Acop $156.59 ↓ -86%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $164.49 ↓ -85%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $164.49 ↓ -85%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $165.94 ↓ -85%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $165.94 ↓ -85%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $165.94 ↓ -85%
United Managed Medicaid $167.28 ↓ -85%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $170.92 ↓ -85%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $172.30 ↓ -85%
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $174.24 ↓ -84%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $174.70 ↓ -84%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $175.64 ↓ -84%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $177.65 ↓ -84%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $179.22 ↓ -84%
Molina Managed Medicaid $184.01 ↓ -84%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $184.01 ↓ -84%
OHCP All Products $189.83 ↓ -83%
OMAS All Products $244.00 ↓ -78%
MMO SuperMed $263.52 ↓ -76%
PHPHI All Products $292.80 ↓ -74%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $321.05 ↓ -71%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $330.68 ↓ -70%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $337.10 ↓ -70%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $337.10 ↓ -70%
GMS All Products $341.60 ↓ -69%
MMO Traditional $341.60 ↓ -69%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $347.28 ↓ -69%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $353.16 ↓ -68%
Immergrun All Products $366.00 ↓ -67%
Aetna All Products First Health $366.00 ↓ -67%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $366.83 ↓ -67%
Aetna Asa $390.40 ↓ -65%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $392.96 ↓ -65%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $392.96 ↓ -65%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $415.06 ↓ -63%
Multiplan All Products $439.20 ↓ -61%
Summacare PREMIER $469.10 ↓ -58%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $488.00 ↓ -56%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $552.60 ↓ -50%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $579.62 ↓ -48%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $596.81 ↓ -46%
ANTHEM HPN $612.63 ↓ -45%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $614.00 ↓ -45%
Immergrun ALL PRODUCTS $614.00 ↓ -45%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $663.12 ↓ -41%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $679.08 ↓ -39%
ANTHEM Exchange $737.30 ↓ -34%
AETNA International $758.04 ↓ -32%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $819.22 ↓ -27%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $859.60 ↓ -23%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $859.60 ↓ -23%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $903.92 ↓ -19%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $921.00 ↓ -17%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $921.00 ↓ -17%
The Health Plan Self-Funded ASO $1,031.52 ↓ -8%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $1,105.20 ↓ -1%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $1,105.20 ↓ -1%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $1,105.20 ↓ -1%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $1,105.20 ↓ -1%
The Health Plan HMO $1,212.00 ↑ +9%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $1,228.00 ↑ +10%
The Health Plan POS $1,372.35 ↑ +23%
The Health Plan PPO $1,412.25 ↑ +27%
AETNA NAP 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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Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) CT Scan (with contrast) at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $1,527.60 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $1,527.60 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $900.00 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $900.00 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $1,527.60 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $1,897.80 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $1,062.78 $920.00 – $1,620.85
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,115.40 $1.10 – $1,105.20

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