Ko elastic w/joints pre ots 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

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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.

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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.

$78.51 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $141.32 with Ambetter — 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 Medicare Advantage $78.51
Humana Medicare Advantage $78.51
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $78.51
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $78.51
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $78.51
Anthem Medicare Advantage $78.51
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $78.51
Molina Medicare Advantage $78.51
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $78.51
Cigna Medicare Advantage $78.51
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $78.51
Aetna Medicare Advantage $78.51
Paramount Medicare Advantage $80.87
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $82.44
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $82.44
CareSource Marketplace $141.32
Ambetter Commercial $141.32

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Ko elastic w/joints pre ots at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $87.75 $10.32 – $75.86
akron general Akron $99.45 $1.10 – $137.70
avon hospital Avon $22.44 $7.53 – $50.77
euclid hospital Euclid $22.44 $7.53 – $59.10
fairview hospital Cleveland $22.44 $7.53 – $55.53
lutheran hospital Cleveland $22.44 $7.53 – $52.86
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $22.44 $7.53 – $57.85
marymount hospital Garfield Heights $22.44 $7.53 – $52.20

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