Esoph balloon distension tst 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

$622.50

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.

$830.00

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.

$224.10 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $747.00 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 $224.10 ↓ -64%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $332.00 ↓ -47%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $353.04 ↓ -43%
Molina Medicare Advantage $353.04 ↓ -43%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $353.04 ↓ -43%
Humana Medicare Advantage $353.04 ↓ -43%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $353.04 ↓ -43%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $353.04 ↓ -43%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $353.04 ↓ -43%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $353.04 ↓ -43%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $353.04 ↓ -43%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $353.04 ↓ -43%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $353.04 ↓ -43%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $353.04 ↓ -43%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $363.63 ↓ -42%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $370.69 ↓ -40%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $370.69 ↓ -40%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $415.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $415.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $415.00 ↓ -33%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $415.00 ↓ -33%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $415.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $415.00 ↓ -33%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $427.45 ↓ -31%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $438.24 ↓ -30%
Anthem Tiered/Pathway Commercial $438.24 ↓ -30%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $438.24 ↓ -30%
CareSource Marketplace $448.20 ↓ -28%
JP Farley Commercial $450.69 ↓ -28%
Cigna PPO Commercial $460.65 ↓ -26%
Enterprise Group Planning Commercial $464.80 ↓ -25%
Ambetter Commercial $464.80 ↓ -25%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $474.76 ↓ -24%
Health Ohio Network Commercial $481.40 ↓ -23%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $490.53 ↓ -21%
Aetna OPN Commercial $495.51 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Commercial $498.00 ↓ -20%
Immergrun Fund $498.00 ↓ -20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $522.07 ↓ -16%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $522.07 ↓ -16%
AultCare Commercial $522.90 ↓ -16%
Cigna CSN Commercial $525.39 ↓ -16%
HealthSmart Commercial $539.50 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $539.50 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $539.50 ↓ -13%
Aetna Commercial $550.29 ↓ -12%
Cigna OAP Commercial $553.61 ↓ -11%
SummaCare Commercial $564.40 ↓ -9%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $581.00 ↓ -7%
Aetna NAP Commercial $650.72 ↑ +5%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $664.00 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $664.00 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $688.90 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $705.50 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $713.80 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $747.00 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $747.00 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $747.00 ↑ +20%
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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