Cerebrospinal fld flw imag 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

$1,215.75

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.

$1,621.00

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.

$437.67 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $1,458.90 with Fortified Provider Network — 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 $437.67 ↓ -64%
Molina Medicare Advantage $513.69 ↓ -58%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $513.69 ↓ -58%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $513.69 ↓ -58%
Humana Medicare Advantage $513.69 ↓ -58%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $513.69 ↓ -58%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $513.69 ↓ -58%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $513.69 ↓ -58%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $513.69 ↓ -58%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $513.69 ↓ -58%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $513.69 ↓ -58%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $513.69 ↓ -58%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $513.69 ↓ -58%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $529.10 ↓ -56%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $539.38 ↓ -56%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $539.38 ↓ -56%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $638.31 ↓ -47%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $810.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $810.50 ↓ -33%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $810.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $810.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $810.50 ↓ -33%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $810.50 ↓ -33%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $834.82 ↓ -31%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $855.89 ↓ -30%
Anthem Tiered/Pathway Commercial $855.89 ↓ -30%
CareSource Marketplace $875.34 ↓ -28%
JP Farley Commercial $880.20 ↓ -28%
Cigna PPO Commercial $899.66 ↓ -26%
Enterprise Group Planning Commercial $907.76 ↓ -25%
Ambetter Commercial $907.76 ↓ -25%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $927.21 ↓ -24%
Health Ohio Network Commercial $940.18 ↓ -23%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $958.01 ↓ -21%
Immergrun Fund $972.60 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $979.08 ↓ -19%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $1,019.61 ↓ -16%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $1,019.61 ↓ -16%
AultCare Commercial $1,021.23 ↓ -16%
Cigna CSN Commercial $1,026.09 ↓ -16%
Aetna OPN Commercial $1,030.96 ↓ -15%
Aetna Commercial $1,042.40 ↓ -14%
The Health Plan Commercial $1,053.65 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $1,053.65 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $1,053.65 ↓ -13%
Cigna OAP Commercial $1,081.21 ↓ -11%
SummaCare Commercial $1,102.28 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,112.01 ↓ -9%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $1,134.70 ↓ -7%
Aetna NAP Commercial $1,270.86 ↑ +5%
Beech Street Commercial $1,296.80 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $1,296.80 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $1,345.43 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $1,377.85 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $1,394.06 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $1,458.90 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $1,458.90 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $1,458.90 ↑ +20%
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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