Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH · University Hospitals · · NPI 1043397292

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Ingested Aug 21, 2026

$45.00

Cash price

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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.

$60.00

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.

$16.20 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $54.00 with MultiPlan — 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
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $16.20 ↓ -64%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $17.27 ↓ -62%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $17.27 ↓ -62%
Molina Medicare Advantage $17.27 ↓ -62%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $17.27 ↓ -62%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $17.27 ↓ -62%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $17.27 ↓ -62%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $17.27 ↓ -62%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $17.27 ↓ -62%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $17.27 ↓ -62%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $17.27 ↓ -62%
Humana Medicare Advantage $17.27 ↓ -62%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $17.27 ↓ -62%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $17.79 ↓ -60%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $18.13 ↓ -60%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $18.13 ↓ -60%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $24.00 ↓ -47%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $30.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $30.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $30.00 ↓ -33%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $30.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $30.00 ↓ -33%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $30.00 ↓ -33%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $30.90 ↓ -31%
CareSource Marketplace $31.09 ↓ -31%
Ambetter Commercial $31.09 ↓ -31%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $31.68 ↓ -30%
Anthem Tiered/Pathway Commercial $31.68 ↓ -30%
JP Farley Commercial $32.58 ↓ -28%
Cigna PPO Commercial $33.30 ↓ -26%
Enterprise Group Planning Commercial $33.60 ↓ -25%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $34.32 ↓ -24%
AultCare Commercial $34.54 ↓ -23%
Health Ohio Network Commercial $34.80 ↓ -23%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $35.46 ↓ -21%
Aetna OPN Commercial $35.82 ↓ -20%
Immergrun Fund $36.00 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $36.78 ↓ -18%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $37.74 ↓ -16%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $37.74 ↓ -16%
Cigna CSN Commercial $37.98 ↓ -16%
The Health Plan Commercial $39.00 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $39.00 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $39.00 ↓ -13%
Aetna Commercial $39.78 ↓ -12%
Cigna OAP Commercial $40.02 ↓ -11%
SummaCare Commercial $40.80 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare Commercial $41.82 ↓ -7%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $42.00 ↓ -7%
Aetna NAP Commercial $47.04 ↑ +5%
Beech Street Commercial $48.00 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $48.00 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $49.80 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $51.00 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $51.60 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $54.00 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $54.00 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $54.00 ↑ +20%
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $84.00 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $84.00 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $84.00 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $84.00 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $84.00 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $83.40 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $63.48 $75.52 – $98.56
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $77.35 $6.91 – $107.10

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