Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) 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

$77.35

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$119.00

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.

$6.91 with ANTHEM vs $119.00 with AETNA — 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 $6.91 ↓ -91%
ANTHEM HPN $6.91 ↓ -91%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.27 ↓ -78%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.27 ↓ -78%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.27 ↓ -78%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.27 ↓ -78%
Valor ALL PRODUCTS $17.27 ↓ -78%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.27 ↓ -78%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.27 ↓ -78%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.27 ↓ -78%
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant $17.27 ↓ -78%
CIGNA Medicare Advantage Lifesource $17.27 ↓ -78%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $17.27 ↓ -78%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $17.27 ↓ -78%
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $17.79 ↓ -77%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.79 ↓ -77%
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.13 ↓ -77%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $18.15 ↓ -77%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.65 ↓ -76%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $18.65 ↓ -76%
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $19.00 ↓ -75%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $19.00 ↓ -75%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $19.10 ↓ -75%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $19.35 ↓ -75%
Paramount Managed Medicaid $19.67 ↓ -75%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $20.06 ↓ -74%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $20.06 ↓ -74%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $20.06 ↓ -74%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $20.44 ↓ -74%
United BH Managed Medicaid $21.01 ↓ -73%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $25.91 ↓ -67%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $31.98 ↓ -59%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $33.65 ↓ -56%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $38.08 ↓ -51%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $38.08 ↓ -51%
UNITED All Products International $38.87 ↓ -50%
AETNA Acop $43.08 ↓ -44%
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $45.10 ↓ -42%
Summacare Preferred $49.98 ↓ -35%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $52.12 ↓ -33%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $53.55 ↓ -31%
Summacare PREMIER $54.26 ↓ -30%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $57.83 ↓ -25%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $58.31 ↓ -25%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $59.50 ↓ -23%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $64.26 ↓ -17%
HEALTHSMART ALL PRODUCTS $65.45 ↓ -15%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $67.35 ↓ -13%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $71.40 ↓ -8%
The Health Plan ALL PRODUCTS $71.40 ↓ -8%
OPTUM Commercial CRS Care Solutions $71.76 ↓ -7%
OPTUM Commercial CHD Care Solutions $71.76 ↓ -7%
MMO NASCO $74.85 ↓ -3%
MMO TRADITIONAL $74.85 ↓ -3%
THREE RIVERS ALL PRODUCTS $77.35 ↑ +0%
Clarity Health ALL PRODUCTS $77.35 ↑ +0%
Ohio Healthy Transplant SMCP $83.30 ↑ +8%
Parkview Health Plan Transplant SMCP $83.30 ↑ +8%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $83.30 ↑ +8%
Quality Care Partners Transplant SMCP $83.30 ↑ +8%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $83.30 ↑ +8%
Quality Care Partners ALL PRODUCTS $83.30 ↑ +8%
AETNA International $85.56 ↑ +11%
CIGNA PPO $88.30 ↑ +14%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $89.25 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $89.25 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health TRANSPLANT $89.25 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $91.53 ↑ +18%
Community Health Alliance ALL PRODUCTS $95.20 ↑ +23%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $95.20 ↑ +23%
Community Health Alliance TRANSPLANT $95.20 ↑ +23%
Humana Military ALL PRODUCTS $101.15 ↑ +31%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $107.10 ↑ +38%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $107.10 ↑ +38%
USA Managed Care ALL PRODUCTS $107.10 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $107.10 ↑ +38%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $107.10 ↑ +38%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $119.00 ↑ +54%
United BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
OPTUM All Products VA not published by hospital —
AETNA All Products Transplant not published by hospital —
CIGNA Indemnity Lifesource not published by hospital —
CIGNA PPO Lifesource not published by hospital —
Kaiser Transplant ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
CIGNA HMO Lifesource not published by hospital —
AETNA NAP not published by hospital —
AETNA Medicare Advantage Transplant not published by hospital —

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