Chest CT scan (with contrast) 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

$1,714.50

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.

$2,286.00

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.

$165.94 with Humana vs $2,057.40 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
Humana Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -90%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -90%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -90%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -90%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -90%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -90%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -90%
Molina Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -90%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -90%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -90%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -90%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $170.92 ↓ -90%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $174.24 ↓ -90%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $174.24 ↓ -90%
CareSource Marketplace $298.70 ↓ -83%
Ambetter Commercial $298.70 ↓ -83%
Aetna Commercial $474.00 ↓ -72%
Aetna OPN Commercial $474.00 ↓ -72%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $520.00 ↓ -70%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $600.00 ↓ -65%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $600.00 ↓ -65%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $600.00 ↓ -65%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $617.22 ↓ -64%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $900.00 ↓ -48%
AultCare Commercial $1,009.00 ↓ -41%
Cigna OAP Commercial $1,100.00 ↓ -36%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $1,143.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $1,143.00 ↓ -33%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $1,184.00 ↓ -31%
Anthem Tiered/Pathway Commercial $1,207.01 ↓ -30%
Cigna PPO Commercial $1,268.73 ↓ -26%
Enterprise Group Planning Commercial $1,280.16 ↓ -25%
JP Farley Commercial $1,280.16 ↓ -25%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $1,307.59 ↓ -24%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $1,316.00 ↓ -23%
Health Ohio Network Commercial $1,325.88 ↓ -23%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $1,351.03 ↓ -21%
Immergrun Fund $1,371.60 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $1,401.32 ↓ -18%
Cigna CSN Commercial $1,447.04 ↓ -16%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $1,448.00 ↓ -16%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $1,485.90 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $1,485.90 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $1,485.90 ↓ -13%
SummaCare Commercial $1,554.48 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,593.34 ↓ -7%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $1,600.20 ↓ -7%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $1,631.00 ↓ -5%
Aetna NAP Commercial $1,792.22 ↑ +5%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $1,828.80 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $1,828.80 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $1,897.38 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $1,943.10 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $1,965.96 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $2,057.40 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $2,057.40 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $2,057.40 ↑ +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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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $1,107.00 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $1,107.00 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $1,107.00 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $1,107.00 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $1,107.00 not published
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