Video Swallow Study (Modified Barium Swallow) 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

$582.00

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.

$776.00

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.

$161.25 with University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) vs $698.40 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
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $161.25 ↓ -72%
Molina Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -71%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -71%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -71%
Humana Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -71%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -71%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -71%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -71%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -71%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -71%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -71%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -71%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $170.92 ↓ -71%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $174.24 ↓ -70%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $174.24 ↓ -70%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $209.52 ↓ -64%
CareSource Marketplace $298.70 ↓ -49%
Ambetter Commercial $298.70 ↓ -49%
AultCare Commercial $331.89 ↓ -43%
Aetna OPN Commercial $385.52 ↓ -34%
Aetna Commercial $385.52 ↓ -34%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $388.00 ↓ -33%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $388.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $388.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $388.00 ↓ -33%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $388.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $388.00 ↓ -33%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $399.64 ↓ -31%
Anthem Tiered/Pathway Commercial $409.73 ↓ -30%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $409.73 ↓ -30%
JP Farley Commercial $421.37 ↓ -28%
Cigna PPO Commercial $430.68 ↓ -26%
Enterprise Group Planning Commercial $434.56 ↓ -25%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $443.87 ↓ -24%
Health Ohio Network Commercial $450.08 ↓ -23%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $458.62 ↓ -21%
Immergrun Fund $465.60 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $468.70 ↓ -19%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $488.10 ↓ -16%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $488.10 ↓ -16%
Cigna CSN Commercial $491.21 ↓ -16%
The Health Plan Commercial $504.40 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $504.40 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $504.40 ↓ -13%
Cigna OAP Commercial $517.59 ↓ -11%
SummaCare Commercial $527.68 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare Commercial $532.34 ↓ -9%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $543.20 ↓ -7%
Aetna NAP Commercial $608.38 ↑ +5%
Beech Street Commercial $620.80 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $620.80 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $644.08 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $659.60 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $667.36 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $698.40 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $698.40 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $698.40 ↑ +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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Video Swallow Study (Modified Barium Swallow) at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $676.80 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $676.80 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $676.80 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $676.80 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $676.80 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $564.60 not published
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