Mayo rbcme osmotic fragility rbc incubated 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

$277.50

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.

$370.00

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.

$5.44 with Anthem vs $303.30 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
Anthem Pathway Commercial $5.44 ↓ -98%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $5.44 ↓ -98%
Anthem Tiered/Pathway Commercial $5.44 ↓ -98%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $13.36 ↓ -95%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $13.36 ↓ -95%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $13.36 ↓ -95%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $13.36 ↓ -95%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $13.36 ↓ -95%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $13.36 ↓ -95%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $13.36 ↓ -95%
Humana Medicare Advantage $13.36 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $13.36 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicare Advantage $13.36 ↓ -95%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $13.36 ↓ -95%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $13.36 ↓ -95%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $13.76 ↓ -95%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $14.03 ↓ -95%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $14.03 ↓ -95%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $18.63 ↓ -93%
Ambetter Commercial $24.05 ↓ -91%
CareSource Marketplace $24.05 ↓ -91%
AultCare Commercial $26.72 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $67.64 ↓ -76%
United Healthcare Commercial $67.64 ↓ -76%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $90.99 ↓ -67%
Immergrun Commercial $168.50 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $168.50 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $168.50 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $168.50 ↓ -39%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $168.50 ↓ -39%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $168.50 ↓ -39%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $173.56 ↓ -37%
JP Farley Commercial $182.99 ↓ -34%
Cigna PPO Commercial $187.04 ↓ -33%
Enterprise Group Planning Commercial $188.72 ↓ -32%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $192.76 ↓ -31%
Health Ohio Network Commercial $195.46 ↓ -30%
Aetna OPN Commercial $201.19 ↓ -27%
Immergrun Fund $202.20 ↓ -27%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $211.97 ↓ -24%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $211.97 ↓ -24%
Cigna CSN Commercial $213.32 ↓ -23%
The Health Plan Commercial $219.05 ↓ -21%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $219.05 ↓ -21%
HealthSmart Commercial $219.05 ↓ -21%
Aetna Commercial $223.43 ↓ -19%
Cigna OAP Commercial $224.78 ↓ -19%
SummaCare Commercial $229.16 ↓ -17%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $235.90 ↓ -15%
Aetna NAP Commercial $264.21 ↓ -5%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $269.60 ↓ -3%
Beech Street Commercial $269.60 ↓ -3%
First Health Commercial $279.71 ↑ +1%
Century Health Network Commercial $286.45 ↑ +3%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $289.82 ↑ +4%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $303.30 ↑ +9%
MultiPlan Commercial $303.30 ↑ +9%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $303.30 ↑ +9%
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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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $162.00 not published
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $59.80 $6.60 – $88.90
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $277.50 $5.44 – $303.30
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $277.50 $6.31 – $303.30
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $277.50 $5.44 – $59.00
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $277.50 $13.36 – $24.05
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $277.50 $5.44 – $24.05
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva $277.50 $5.44 – $69.00

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