Ghs insertion of needle - bone 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

$366.00

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.

$488.00

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.

$131.76 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $443.77 with Valor Health Plans — 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 $131.76 ↓ -64%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $244.00 ↓ -33%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $244.00 ↓ -33%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $244.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $244.00 ↓ -33%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $244.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $244.00 ↓ -33%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $244.00 ↓ -33%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $251.32 ↓ -31%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $257.66 ↓ -30%
Anthem Tiered/Pathway Commercial $257.66 ↓ -30%
CareSource Marketplace $263.52 ↓ -28%
JP Farley Commercial $264.98 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $268.40 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $270.84 ↓ -26%
Ambetter Commercial $273.28 ↓ -25%
Enterprise Group Planning Commercial $273.28 ↓ -25%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $279.14 ↓ -24%
Health Ohio Network Commercial $283.04 ↓ -23%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $288.41 ↓ -21%
Aetna OPN Commercial $291.34 ↓ -20%
Immergrun Fund $292.80 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $299.14 ↓ -18%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $306.95 ↓ -16%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $306.95 ↓ -16%
Cigna CSN Commercial $308.90 ↓ -16%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $317.20 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $317.20 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $317.20 ↓ -13%
Aetna Commercial $323.54 ↓ -12%
Cigna OAP Commercial $325.50 ↓ -11%
SummaCare Commercial $331.84 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare Commercial $340.14 ↓ -7%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $341.60 ↓ -7%
Aetna NAP Commercial $382.59 ↑ +5%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $390.40 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $390.40 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $405.04 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $414.80 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $419.68 ↑ +15%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $422.64 ↑ +15%
Humana Medicare Advantage $422.64 ↑ +15%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $422.64 ↑ +15%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $422.64 ↑ +15%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $422.64 ↑ +15%
Molina Medicare Advantage $422.64 ↑ +15%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $422.64 ↑ +15%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $422.64 ↑ +15%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $422.64 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $422.64 ↑ +15%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $422.64 ↑ +15%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $422.64 ↑ +15%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $435.31 ↑ +19%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $439.20 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $439.20 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $439.20 ↑ +20%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $443.77 ↑ +21%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $443.77 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource 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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Ghs insertion of needle - bone at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $426.60 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $225.16 $192.85 – $349.58
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,491.10 $0.01 – $2,064.60
akron general Akron $1,491.10 $1.10 – $2,064.60
avon hospital Avon $1,491.10 $0.01 – $2,064.60
euclid hospital Euclid $1,491.10 $0.01 – $2,064.60
fairview hospital Cleveland $1,491.10 $0.01 – $2,064.60
lutheran hospital Cleveland $1,491.10 $0.01 – $2,064.60

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