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Aquaporin-4 antibody elisa at cleveland clinic main campus

9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH · Cleveland Clinic · · NPI 1679525919

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 16, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

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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.

$4.61 with ANTHEM vs $31.59 with MMO — 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 PPO/HMO $4.61
ANTHEM HPN $4.61
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.53
Valor ALL PRODUCTS $11.53
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.53
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.53
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant $11.53
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.53
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.53
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $11.53
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.53
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $11.53
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.53
CIGNA Medicare Advantage Lifesource $11.53
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.88
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $11.88
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.11
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $12.45
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.45
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $12.68
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $12.68
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $12.92
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $17.30
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $23.08
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $24.29
Paramount Managed Medicaid $25.02
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $25.50
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $25.50
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $25.50
UNITED All Products International $25.95
UNITED Managed Medicaid $25.99
United BH Managed Medicaid $26.72
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $31.59

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Aquaporin-4 antibody elisa at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $32.08 – $37.15
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $11.53 – $21.89
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $8.48 – $20.85
akron general Akron not published $11.53 – $21.21
avon hospital Avon not published $8.48 – $20.02
euclid hospital Euclid not published $8.48 – $23.31
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights not published $11.53 – $22.81
lodi hospital Lodi not published $4.81 – $35.60

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