Kidney function study 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

$1,133.25

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.

$1,511.00

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.

$310.00 with Aetna vs $1,359.90 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
Aetna Commercial $310.00 ↓ -73%
Aetna OPN Commercial $310.00 ↓ -73%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -67%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -67%
Humana Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -67%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -67%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -67%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -67%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -67%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -67%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -67%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -67%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -67%
Molina Medicare Advantage $378.21 ↓ -67%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $389.56 ↓ -66%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $397.13 ↓ -65%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $397.13 ↓ -65%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $407.97 ↓ -64%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $492.30 ↓ -57%
Ambetter Commercial $680.79 ↓ -40%
CareSource Marketplace $680.79 ↓ -40%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $755.50 ↓ -33%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $755.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $755.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $755.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $755.50 ↓ -33%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $755.50 ↓ -33%
AultCare Commercial $756.43 ↓ -33%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $778.17 ↓ -31%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $797.81 ↓ -30%
Anthem Tiered/Pathway Commercial $797.81 ↓ -30%
JP Farley Commercial $820.47 ↓ -28%
Cigna PPO Commercial $838.61 ↓ -26%
Enterprise Group Planning Commercial $846.16 ↓ -25%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $864.29 ↓ -24%
Health Ohio Network Commercial $876.38 ↓ -23%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $893.00 ↓ -21%
Immergrun Fund $906.60 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $912.64 ↓ -19%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $950.42 ↓ -16%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $950.42 ↓ -16%
Cigna CSN Commercial $956.46 ↓ -16%
The Health Plan Commercial $982.15 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $982.15 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $982.15 ↓ -13%
Cigna OAP Commercial $1,007.84 ↓ -11%
SummaCare Commercial $1,027.48 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,036.55 ↓ -9%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $1,057.70 ↓ -7%
Aetna NAP Commercial $1,184.62 ↑ +5%
Beech Street Commercial $1,208.80 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $1,208.80 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $1,254.13 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $1,284.35 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $1,299.46 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $1,359.90 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $1,359.90 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $1,359.90 ↑ +20%
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare 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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