Spine X-ray (single view, one level) at University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center

13207 Ravenna Road, Chardon, OH · University Hospitals · · NPI 1669562864

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Ingested Sep 5, 2026

$360.00

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.

$480.00

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.

$41.04 with Aetna vs $432.00 with Ohio Health Choice — 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 OPN Commercial $41.04 ↓ -89%
Aetna Commercial $45.60 ↓ -87%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $82.33 ↓ -77%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $82.33 ↓ -77%
Humana Medicare Advantage $82.33 ↓ -77%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $82.33 ↓ -77%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $82.33 ↓ -77%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $82.33 ↓ -77%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $82.33 ↓ -77%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $82.33 ↓ -77%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $82.33 ↓ -77%
Molina Medicare Advantage $82.33 ↓ -77%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $82.33 ↓ -77%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $82.33 ↓ -77%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $84.80 ↓ -76%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $86.45 ↓ -76%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $86.45 ↓ -76%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $87.52 ↓ -76%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $125.28 ↓ -65%
Ambetter Commercial $148.20 ↓ -59%
CareSource Marketplace $148.20 ↓ -59%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $181.92 ↓ -49%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $202.08 ↓ -44%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $220.80 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $220.80 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $220.80 ↓ -39%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $222.24 ↓ -38%
JP Farley Commercial $230.40 ↓ -36%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $240.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $240.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $240.00 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $244.80 ↓ -32%
Anthem Tiered/Pathway Commercial $244.80 ↓ -32%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $252.48 ↓ -30%
AultCare Commercial $264.00 ↓ -27%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $265.92 ↓ -26%
Cigna PPO Commercial $266.40 ↓ -26%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $270.72 ↓ -25%
Cigna OAP Commercial $286.56 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Commercial $287.04 ↓ -20%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $312.00 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $312.00 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $316.80 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $336.00 ↓ -7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $384.00 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $384.00 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $398.40 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $408.00 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $412.80 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $432.00 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $432.00 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $432.00 ↑ +20%
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Spine X-ray (single view, one level) at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $235.20 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $235.20 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $112.20 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $156.00 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $235.20 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $351.60 not published
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $436.80 $1.10 – $547.20
akron general Akron $436.80 $0.87 – $547.20

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