Western blot test 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

$935.25

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.

$1,247.00

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.

$17.03 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $1,038.60 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
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -98%
Molina Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -98%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -98%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -98%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -98%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -98%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -98%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -98%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -98%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -98%
Humana Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -98%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $17.54 ↓ -98%
Anthem Tiered/Pathway Commercial $17.59 ↓ -98%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $17.59 ↓ -98%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $17.59 ↓ -98%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $17.88 ↓ -98%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $17.88 ↓ -98%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $23.75 ↓ -97%
Ambetter Commercial $30.65 ↓ -97%
CareSource Marketplace $30.65 ↓ -97%
AultCare Commercial $34.06 ↓ -96%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $86.22 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare Commercial $86.22 ↓ -91%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $311.58 ↓ -67%
Immergrun Commercial $577.00 ↓ -38%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $577.00 ↓ -38%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $577.00 ↓ -38%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $577.00 ↓ -38%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $577.00 ↓ -38%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $577.00 ↓ -38%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $594.31 ↓ -36%
JP Farley Commercial $626.62 ↓ -33%
Cigna PPO Commercial $640.47 ↓ -32%
Enterprise Group Planning Commercial $646.24 ↓ -31%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $660.09 ↓ -29%
Health Ohio Network Commercial $669.32 ↓ -28%
Aetna OPN Commercial $688.94 ↓ -26%
Immergrun Fund $692.40 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $725.87 ↓ -22%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $725.87 ↓ -22%
Cigna CSN Commercial $730.48 ↓ -22%
The Health Plan Commercial $750.10 ↓ -20%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $750.10 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Commercial $750.10 ↓ -20%
Aetna Commercial $765.10 ↓ -18%
Cigna OAP Commercial $769.72 ↓ -18%
SummaCare Commercial $784.72 ↓ -16%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $807.80 ↓ -14%
Aetna NAP Commercial $904.74 ↓ -3%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $923.20 ↓ -1%
Beech Street Commercial $923.20 ↓ -1%
First Health Commercial $957.82 ↑ +2%
Century Health Network Commercial $980.90 ↑ +5%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $992.44 ↑ +6%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $1,038.60 ↑ +11%
MultiPlan Commercial $1,038.60 ↑ +11%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $1,038.60 ↑ +11%
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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