Drainage external ear simple 69000 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

$709.50

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.

$946.00

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.

$255.42 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $851.40 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 $255.42 ↓ -64%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $378.40 ↓ -47%
Immergrun Commercial $473.00 ↓ -33%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $473.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $473.00 ↓ -33%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $473.00 ↓ -33%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $473.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $473.00 ↓ -33%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $487.19 ↓ -31%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $499.49 ↓ -30%
Anthem Tiered/Pathway Commercial $499.49 ↓ -30%
CareSource Marketplace $510.84 ↓ -28%
JP Farley Commercial $513.68 ↓ -28%
Cigna PPO Commercial $525.03 ↓ -26%
Enterprise Group Planning Commercial $529.76 ↓ -25%
Ambetter Commercial $529.76 ↓ -25%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $541.11 ↓ -24%
Health Ohio Network Commercial $548.68 ↓ -23%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $559.09 ↓ -21%
Aetna OPN Commercial $564.76 ↓ -20%
Immergrun Fund $567.60 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $571.38 ↓ -19%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $595.03 ↓ -16%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $595.03 ↓ -16%
AultCare Commercial $595.98 ↓ -16%
Cigna CSN Commercial $598.82 ↓ -16%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $614.90 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $614.90 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $614.90 ↓ -13%
Aetna Commercial $627.20 ↓ -12%
Cigna OAP Commercial $630.98 ↓ -11%
SummaCare Commercial $643.28 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare Commercial $648.96 ↓ -9%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $662.20 ↓ -7%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $669.95 ↓ -6%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $669.95 ↓ -6%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $669.95 ↓ -6%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $669.95 ↓ -6%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $669.95 ↓ -6%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $669.95 ↓ -6%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $669.95 ↓ -6%
Molina Medicare Advantage $669.95 ↓ -6%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $669.95 ↓ -6%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $669.95 ↓ -6%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $669.95 ↓ -6%
Humana Medicare Advantage $669.95 ↓ -6%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $690.05 ↓ -3%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $703.45 ↓ -1%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $703.45 ↓ -1%
Aetna NAP Commercial $741.66 ↑ +5%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $756.80 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $756.80 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $785.18 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $804.10 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $813.56 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $851.40 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $851.40 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $851.40 ↑ +20%
CareSource 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 —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Drainage external ear simple 69000 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $1,546.20 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $123.49 $149.40 – $192.85
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,829.10 $0.01 – $2,532.60
akron general Akron $1,829.10 $1.10 – $2,532.60
avon hospital Avon $1,829.10 $0.01 – $2,532.60
euclid hospital Euclid $1,829.10 $0.01 – $2,532.60
fairview hospital Cleveland $1,829.10 $0.01 – $2,532.60
lutheran hospital Cleveland $1,829.10 $0.01 – $2,532.60

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