Biopsy muscle percutaneous needle 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

$1,466.25

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.

$1,955.00

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.

$527.85 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $1,759.50 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 $527.85 ↓ -64%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $977.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $977.50 ↓ -33%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $977.50 ↓ -33%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $977.50 ↓ -33%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $977.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $977.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $977.50 ↓ -33%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $1,006.83 ↓ -31%
Anthem Tiered/Pathway Commercial $1,032.24 ↓ -30%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $1,032.24 ↓ -30%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $1,032.24 ↓ -30%
CareSource Marketplace $1,055.70 ↓ -28%
JP Farley Commercial $1,061.57 ↓ -28%
Cigna PPO Commercial $1,085.03 ↓ -26%
Enterprise Group Planning Commercial $1,094.80 ↓ -25%
Ambetter Commercial $1,094.80 ↓ -25%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $1,118.26 ↓ -24%
Health Ohio Network Commercial $1,133.90 ↓ -23%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $1,155.41 ↓ -21%
Aetna OPN Commercial $1,167.14 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,173.00 ↓ -20%
Immergrun Fund $1,173.00 ↓ -20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $1,229.70 ↓ -16%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $1,229.70 ↓ -16%
AultCare Commercial $1,231.65 ↓ -16%
Cigna CSN Commercial $1,237.52 ↓ -16%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $1,270.75 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $1,270.75 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $1,270.75 ↓ -13%
Aetna Commercial $1,296.17 ↓ -12%
Cigna OAP Commercial $1,303.99 ↓ -11%
SummaCare Commercial $1,329.40 ↓ -9%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $1,368.50 ↓ -7%
Aetna NAP Commercial $1,532.72 ↑ +5%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +7%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +7%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +7%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +7%
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +7%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +7%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +7%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +7%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +7%
Molina Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +7%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +7%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $1,564.00 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $1,564.00 ↑ +7%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $1,609.41 ↑ +10%
First Health Commercial $1,622.65 ↑ +11%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $1,640.67 ↑ +12%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $1,640.67 ↑ +12%
Century Health Network Commercial $1,661.75 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $1,681.30 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $1,759.50 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $1,759.50 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $1,759.50 ↑ +20%
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $1,240.20 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $1,240.20 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $591.00 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $1,240.20 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $1,240.20 not published
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