Esophagoscopy balloon <30mm 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

$3,333.00

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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$4,444.00

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.

$1,199.88 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $3,999.60 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 $1,199.88 ↓ -64%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $1,441.44 ↓ -57%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $1,815.43 ↓ -46%
Molina Medicare Advantage $1,815.43 ↓ -46%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,815.43 ↓ -46%
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,815.43 ↓ -46%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,815.43 ↓ -46%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $1,815.43 ↓ -46%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $1,815.43 ↓ -46%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $1,815.43 ↓ -46%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,815.43 ↓ -46%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $1,815.43 ↓ -46%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $1,815.43 ↓ -46%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $1,815.43 ↓ -46%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $1,869.90 ↓ -44%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $1,906.21 ↓ -43%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $1,906.21 ↓ -43%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $2,222.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $2,222.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $2,222.00 ↓ -33%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $2,222.00 ↓ -33%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $2,222.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $2,222.00 ↓ -33%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $2,288.66 ↓ -31%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $2,346.43 ↓ -30%
Anthem Tiered/Pathway Commercial $2,346.43 ↓ -30%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $2,346.43 ↓ -30%
CareSource Marketplace $2,399.76 ↓ -28%
JP Farley Commercial $2,413.09 ↓ -28%
Cigna PPO Commercial $2,466.42 ↓ -26%
Enterprise Group Planning Commercial $2,488.64 ↓ -25%
Ambetter Commercial $2,488.64 ↓ -25%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $2,541.97 ↓ -24%
Health Ohio Network Commercial $2,577.52 ↓ -23%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $2,626.40 ↓ -21%
Aetna OPN Commercial $2,653.07 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,666.40 ↓ -20%
Immergrun Fund $2,666.40 ↓ -20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $2,795.28 ↓ -16%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $2,795.28 ↓ -16%
AultCare Commercial $2,799.72 ↓ -16%
Cigna CSN Commercial $2,813.05 ↓ -16%
HealthSmart Commercial $2,888.60 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $2,888.60 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $2,888.60 ↓ -13%
Aetna Commercial $2,946.37 ↓ -12%
Cigna OAP Commercial $2,964.15 ↓ -11%
SummaCare Commercial $3,021.92 ↓ -9%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $3,110.80 ↓ -7%
Aetna NAP Commercial $3,484.10 ↑ +5%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $3,555.20 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $3,555.20 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $3,688.52 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $3,777.40 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $3,821.84 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $3,999.60 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $3,999.60 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $3,999.60 ↑ +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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Esophagoscopy balloon <30mm at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $8,444.44 $1,870.01 – $1,907.41
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $3,091.20 not published
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $5,671.90 $1.10 – $7,853.40
akron general Akron $520.00 $1.10 – $1,893.00
avon hospital Avon $5,671.90 $217.94 – $7,853.40
euclid hospital Euclid $5,671.90 $217.94 – $7,853.40
fairview hospital Cleveland $5,671.90 $186.16 – $7,853.40
lutheran hospital Cleveland $5,671.90 $217.94 – $7,853.40

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