X-ray joint survey 1 view 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

$423.75

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.

$565.00

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.

$98.91 with United Healthcare vs $508.50 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
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -77%
Molina Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -77%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -77%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -77%
Humana Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -77%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -77%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -77%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -77%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -77%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -77%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -77%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -77%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $101.88 ↓ -76%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $103.85 ↓ -75%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $103.85 ↓ -75%
Aetna OPN Commercial $114.62 ↓ -73%
Aetna Commercial $114.62 ↓ -73%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $152.55 ↓ -64%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $161.25 ↓ -62%
CareSource Marketplace $178.03 ↓ -58%
Ambetter Commercial $178.03 ↓ -58%
AultCare Commercial $197.82 ↓ -53%
Immergrun Commercial $282.50 ↓ -33%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $282.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $282.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $282.50 ↓ -33%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $282.50 ↓ -33%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $282.50 ↓ -33%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $290.98 ↓ -31%
Anthem Tiered/Pathway Commercial $298.32 ↓ -30%
Anthem Pathway Commercial $298.32 ↓ -30%
JP Farley Commercial $306.80 ↓ -28%
Cigna PPO Commercial $313.58 ↓ -26%
Enterprise Group Planning Commercial $316.40 ↓ -25%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $323.18 ↓ -24%
Health Ohio Network Commercial $327.70 ↓ -23%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $333.92 ↓ -21%
Immergrun Fund $339.00 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $341.26 ↓ -19%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $355.39 ↓ -16%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $355.39 ↓ -16%
Cigna CSN Commercial $357.65 ↓ -16%
The Health Plan Commercial $367.25 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $367.25 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $367.25 ↓ -13%
Cigna OAP Commercial $376.86 ↓ -11%
SummaCare Commercial $384.20 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare Commercial $387.59 ↓ -9%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $395.50 ↓ -7%
Aetna NAP Commercial $442.96 ↑ +5%
Beech Street Commercial $452.00 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $452.00 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $468.95 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $480.25 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $485.90 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $508.50 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $508.50 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $508.50 ↑ +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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