Barium Swallow (Esophagus X-ray) at cleveland clinic main campus
9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH · Cleveland Clinic · · NPI 1679525919
$954.20
Cash price 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.
$1,468.00
Gross charge 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.
$1.10 with Zing Health vs $86,764.05 with ANTHEM — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zing Health | Medicare Advantage | $1.10 | ↓ -100% |
| Aetna | ALL PRODUCTS | $3.22 | ↓ -100% |
| Summacare | Medicare Advantage Lower Level | $17.48 | ↓ -98% |
| Summacare | Medicare Advantage Psych | $20.45 | ↓ -98% |
| Summacare | Medicare Advantage CNA | $22.86 | ↓ -98% |
| Summacare | Medicare Advantage MD | $25.55 | ↓ -97% |
| Devoted Health | Medicare Advantage | $26.89 | ↓ -97% |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage HMO | $27.26 | ↓ -97% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage Transplant | $27.26 | ↓ -97% |
| Optum | Medicare Advantage Transplant | $27.26 | ↓ -97% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $27.26 | ↓ -97% |
| The Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $27.26 | ↓ -97% |
| United | Medicare Advantage | $27.26 | ↓ -97% |
| Valor | All Products | $27.26 | ↓ -97% |
| Anthem | Medicare Advantage | $27.26 | ↓ -97% |
| UPMC | Medicare Advantage | $27.26 | ↓ -97% |
| Cigna | Medicare Advantage | $28.08 | ↓ -97% |
| CommuniCare | Medicare Advantage | $28.62 | ↓ -97% |
| PPHP | All Products | $29.04 | ↓ -97% |
| Perennial Health | Medicare Advantage | $29.44 | ↓ -97% |
| Anthem | All Products Mid-Level Facility | $38.87 | ↓ -96% |
| Anthem | All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility | $38.87 | ↓ -96% |
| Optum | Managed Medicaid Transplant | $49.48 | ↓ -95% |
| CC EHP | All Products | $51.09 | ↓ -95% |
| Paramount | Managed Medicaid | $53.64 | ↓ -94% |
| Caresource | Managed Medicaid | $54.68 | ↓ -94% |
| Buckeye | Managed Medicaid | $54.68 | ↓ -94% |
| OPTUM | Managed Medicaid Transplant | $56.78 | ↓ -94% |
| Molina | Managed Medicaid | $57.29 | ↓ -94% |
| AmeriHealth | Managed Medicaid | $57.29 | ↓ -94% |
| CARESOURCE | Managed Medicaid | $59.77 | ↓ -94% |
| Oscar | All Products | $60.98 | ↓ -94% |
| MOLINA | Managed Medicaid | $62.76 | ↓ -93% |
| ANTHEM | Managed Medicaid | $62.76 | ↓ -93% |
| UNITED | Managed Medicaid | $63.95 | ↓ -93% |
| Summacare | Preferred | $64.86 | ↓ -93% |
| United BH | Managed Medicaid | $65.75 | ↓ -93% |
| Summacare | Premier | $70.69 | ↓ -93% |
| United | All Products - Mid-Level | $70.97 | ↓ -93% |
| Aetna | Acop | $74.57 | ↓ -92% |
| United | All Products | $78.01 | ↓ -92% |
| United | HMO & PPO | $78.01 | ↓ -92% |
| OHCP | All Products | $93.36 | ↓ -90% |
| Ohio Healthy | Transplant | $96.00 | ↓ -90% |
| MMO | Medicare HMO | $98.49 | ↓ -90% |
| Anthem | All Products Physician Non-Facility | $98.71 | ↓ -90% |
| Anthem | All Products Physician | $98.71 | ↓ -90% |
| Anthem | All Products Physician Facility | $98.71 | ↓ -90% |
| MMO | Medicare PPO | $101.44 | ↓ -89% |
| Aultcare | PPO/HMO | $105.12 | ↓ -89% |
| MMO | SuperMed | $108.00 | ↓ -89% |
| Amish Community Aid Plan | All Products | $108.00 | ↓ -89% |
| Optum | Commercial CRS Care Solutions | $112.56 | ↓ -88% |
| OMAS | All Products | $120.00 | ↓ -87% |
| Humana Military | All Products | $126.05 | ↓ -87% |
| AETNA | Medicare Advantage Transplant | $128.07 | ↓ -87% |
| AETNA | All Products Transplant | $129.48 | ↓ -86% |
| Aetna | All Products Transplant | $129.48 | ↓ -86% |
| Healthsmart | All Products | $132.00 | ↓ -86% |
| The Health Plan | All Products | $132.00 | ↓ -86% |
| Optum | All Products Transplant | $139.92 | ↓ -85% |
| UPMC | All Products | $144.00 | ↓ -85% |
| PHPHI | All Products | $144.00 | ↓ -85% |
| Optum | Commercial CHD Care Solutions | $145.68 | ↓ -85% |
| Three Rivers | All Products | $156.00 | ↓ -84% |
| Clarity Health | All Products | $156.00 | ↓ -84% |
| UNITED | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $159.40 | ↓ -83% |
| MMO | Medicare Advantage HMO | $165.03 | ↓ -83% |
| HUMANA | Medicare Advantage HMO | $165.03 | ↓ -83% |
| The Health Plan | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $165.03 | ↓ -83% |
| OPTUM | All Products VA | $165.03 | ↓ -83% |
| OPTUM | Medicare Advantage Transplant | $165.03 | ↓ -83% |
| AETNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $165.94 | ↓ -83% |
| UPMC | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $165.94 | ↓ -83% |
| ANTHEM | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $165.94 | ↓ -83% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $165.94 | ↓ -83% |
| Summacare | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $165.94 | ↓ -83% |
| Valor | ALL PRODUCTS | $165.94 | ↓ -83% |
| CIGNA | Medicare Advantage Lifesource | $165.94 | ↓ -83% |
| GMS | All Products | $168.00 | ↓ -82% |
| Quality Care Partners | All Products | $168.00 | ↓ -82% |
| MMO | Medicare Advantage PPO | $169.98 | ↓ -82% |
| CIGNA | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $170.92 | ↓ -82% |
| CommuniCare | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $174.24 | ↓ -82% |
| Perennial Health | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | $178.23 | ↓ -81% |
| Perennial Health | HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP | $179.22 | ↓ -81% |
| Consociate Health | All Products | $180.00 | ↓ -81% |
| Aetna | All Products First Health | $180.00 | ↓ -81% |
| PPHP | ALL PRODUCTS | $182.54 | ↓ -81% |
| CIGNA | PPO | $182.90 | ↓ -81% |
| MMO | NASCO | $192.00 | ↓ -80% |
| Evernorth (Cigna BH) | All Products Psychiatrist | $192.00 | ↓ -80% |
| Aetna | Asa | $192.00 | ↓ -80% |
| CIGNA | ALL PRODUCTS | $195.66 | ↓ -79% |
| USA Managed Care | All Products | $216.00 | ↓ -77% |
| Multiplan | All Products | $216.00 | ↓ -77% |
| Aetna | Qhp/Ifp | $240.00 | ↓ -75% |
| CC EHP | ALL PRODUCTS | $341.38 | ↓ -64% |
| OSCAR | ALL PRODUCTS | $347.28 | ↓ -64% |
| PHPHI | ALL PRODUCTS | $392.96 | ↓ -59% |
| PHP | ALL PRODUCTS | $392.96 | ↓ -59% |
| UNITED | ALL PRODUCTS | $401.74 | ↓ -58% |
| AETNA | Asa_Whirlpool_Peia | $452.68 | ↓ -53% |
| AETNA | International | $454.82 | ↓ -52% |
| MMO | ALL PRODUCTS | $536.73 | ↓ -44% |
| Amish Community Aid Plan | ALL PRODUCTS | $552.60 | ↓ -42% |
| Summacare | PREMIER | $559.97 | ↓ -41% |
| OHCP | ALL PRODUCTS | $596.81 | ↓ -37% |
| OMAS | ALL PRODUCTS | $614.00 | ↓ -36% |
| Ohio Healthy | TRANSPLANT | $663.12 | ↓ -31% |
| HEALTHSMART | ALL PRODUCTS | $675.40 | ↓ -29% |
| OPTUM | All Products Transplant | $695.05 | ↓ -27% |
| The Health Plan | ALL PRODUCTS | $736.80 | ↓ -23% |
| UPMC | ALL PRODUCTS | $736.80 | ↓ -23% |
| OPTUM | Commercial CHD Care Solutions | $740.48 | ↓ -22% |
| OPTUM | Commercial CRS Care Solutions | $740.48 | ↓ -22% |
| MMO | TRADITIONAL | $772.41 | ↓ -19% |
| THREE RIVERS | ALL PRODUCTS | $798.20 | ↓ -16% |
| Clarity Health | ALL PRODUCTS | $798.20 | ↓ -16% |
| Quality Care Partners | Transplant SMCP | $859.60 | ↓ -10% |
| Ohio Healthy | Transplant SMCP | $859.60 | ↓ -10% |
| Quality Care Partners | ALL PRODUCTS | $859.60 | ↓ -10% |
| GMS | ALL PRODUCTS | $859.60 | ↓ -10% |
| Medical Benefit Corp | Transplant SMCP | $859.60 | ↓ -10% |
| Parkview Health Plan | Transplant SMCP | $859.60 | ↓ -10% |
| UNITED | All Products International | $903.92 | ↓ -5% |
| Consociate Health | TRANSPLANT | $921.00 | ↓ -3% |
| Consociate Health | ALL PRODUCTS | $921.00 | ↓ -3% |
| AETNA | ALL PRODUCTS | $921.00 | ↓ -3% |
| ANTHEM | TRADITIONAL | $944.58 | ↓ -1% |
| Community Health Alliance | ALL PRODUCTS | $982.40 | ↑ +3% |
| Community Health Alliance | TRANSPLANT | $982.40 | ↑ +3% |
| Humana Military | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,043.80 | ↑ +9% |
| AETNA | Acop | $1,062.22 | ↑ +11% |
| Tertiary Care Network | TRANSPLANT | $1,105.20 | ↑ +16% |
| FrontPath | TRANSPLANT | $1,105.20 | ↑ +16% |
| Managed Care Services | TRANSPLANT | $1,105.20 | ↑ +16% |
| MULTIPLAN | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,105.20 | ↑ +16% |
| USA Managed Care | ALL PRODUCTS | $1,105.20 | ↑ +16% |
| AETNA | Qhp/Ipf | $1,228.00 | ↑ +29% |
| ANTHEM | HPN | $73,749.83 | ↑ +7629% |
| ANTHEM | PPO/HMO | $86,764.05 | ↑ +8993% |
| United BH | All Products MD | not published by hospital | — |
| United BH | All Products PHD | not published by hospital | — |
| United BH | All Products RN | not published by hospital | — |
| Cigna | All Products Mid-Level | not published by hospital | — |
| United BH | MEDICARE ADVANTAGE | not published by hospital | — |
| CIGNA | PPO Lifesource | not published by hospital | — |
| United | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| Kaiser Transplant | ALL PRODUCTS | not published by hospital | — |
| CIGNA | Indemnity Lifesource | not published by hospital | — |
| AETNA | NAP | not published by hospital | — |
| Cigna | All Products Physician | not published by hospital | — |
| CIGNA | HMO Lifesource | not published by hospital | — |
| United BH | ALL PRODUCTS | not published by hospital | — |
| United BH | All Products MA | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Barium Swallow (Esophagus X-ray) at other Ohio hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| fairview hospital | Cleveland | $798.20 | $0.87 – $1,105.20 |
| lutheran hospital | Cleveland | $798.20 | $0.87 – $1,105.20 |
| cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation | Cleveland | not published | $78.92 – $91.38 |
| Jewish Hospital | Cincinnati | $586.80 | not published |
| Anderson Hospital | Cincinnati | $586.80 | not published |
| Clermont Hospital | Batavia | $586.80 | not published |
| Kings Mills Hospital | Mason | $586.80 | not published |
| Mercy West Hospital | Cincinnati | $586.80 | not published |