Bronchoscopy/needle bx each 31629 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

$2,785.50

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.

$3,714.00

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.

$1,002.78 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $3,703.67 with Perennial Advantage of Ohio — 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 $1,002.78 ↓ -64%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $1,857.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $1,857.00 ↓ -33%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $1,857.00 ↓ -33%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $1,857.00 ↓ -33%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $1,857.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $1,857.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $1,857.00 ↓ -33%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $1,912.71 ↓ -31%
Anthem Tiered/Pathway Commercial $1,960.99 ↓ -30%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $1,960.99 ↓ -30%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $1,960.99 ↓ -30%
CareSource Marketplace $2,005.56 ↓ -28%
JP Farley Commercial $2,016.70 ↓ -28%
Cigna PPO Commercial $2,061.27 ↓ -26%
Enterprise Group Planning Commercial $2,079.84 ↓ -25%
Ambetter Commercial $2,079.84 ↓ -25%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $2,124.41 ↓ -24%
Health Ohio Network Commercial $2,154.12 ↓ -23%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $2,194.97 ↓ -21%
Aetna OPN Commercial $2,217.26 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,228.40 ↓ -20%
Immergrun Fund $2,228.40 ↓ -20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $2,336.11 ↓ -16%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $2,336.11 ↓ -16%
AultCare Commercial $2,339.82 ↓ -16%
Cigna CSN Commercial $2,350.96 ↓ -16%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $2,414.10 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $2,414.10 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $2,414.10 ↓ -13%
Aetna Commercial $2,462.38 ↓ -12%
Cigna OAP Commercial $2,477.24 ↓ -11%
SummaCare Commercial $2,525.52 ↓ -9%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $2,599.80 ↓ -7%
Aetna NAP Commercial $2,911.78 ↑ +5%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $2,971.20 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $2,971.20 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $3,082.62 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $3,156.90 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $3,194.04 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $3,342.60 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $3,342.60 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $3,342.60 ↑ +20%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $3,527.30 ↑ +27%
Humana Medicare Advantage $3,527.30 ↑ +27%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,527.30 ↑ +27%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $3,527.30 ↑ +27%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $3,527.30 ↑ +27%
Molina Medicare Advantage $3,527.30 ↑ +27%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,527.30 ↑ +27%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $3,527.30 ↑ +27%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $3,527.30 ↑ +27%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,527.30 ↑ +27%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $3,527.30 ↑ +27%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $3,527.30 ↑ +27%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $3,633.12 ↑ +30%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $3,703.67 ↑ +33%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $3,703.67 ↑ +33%
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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