Excision of lingual tonsil 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

$1,435.20

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.

$2,208.00

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.

$1.10 with Zing Health vs $17,080.38 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
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $1.10 ↓ -100%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $3.19 ↓ -100%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $299.08 ↓ -79%
Paramount Managed Medicaid $324.26 ↓ -77%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $330.56 ↓ -77%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $330.56 ↓ -77%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $346.30 ↓ -76%
Molina Managed Medicaid $346.30 ↓ -76%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $351.41 ↓ -76%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $391.10 ↓ -73%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $459.54 ↓ -68%
United Managed Medicaid $483.55 ↓ -66%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $513.60 ↓ -64%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $521.46 ↓ -64%
Aetna Medicare Advantage Transplant $521.46 ↓ -64%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $521.46 ↓ -64%
UPMC Medicare Advantage $521.46 ↓ -64%
United Medicare Advantage $521.46 ↓ -64%
Valor All Products $521.46 ↓ -64%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $521.46 ↓ -64%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $521.46 ↓ -64%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $521.46 ↓ -64%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $537.10 ↓ -63%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $540.63 ↓ -62%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $547.53 ↓ -62%
Oscar All Products $561.05 ↓ -61%
Perennial Health Medicare Advantage $563.18 ↓ -61%
PPHP All Products $573.61 ↓ -60%
Humana Military All Products $739.13 ↓ -48%
Aetna All Products Transplant $749.62 ↓ -48%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $775.86 ↓ -46%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $775.86 ↓ -46%
OHCP All Products $858.91 ↓ -40%
Ohio Healthy Transplant $883.20 ↓ -38%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $967.10 ↓ -33%
Amish Community Aid Plan All Products $993.60 ↓ -31%
CC EHP All Products $1,027.20 ↓ -28%
Optum Commercial CRS Care Solutions $1,035.55 ↓ -28%
OMAS All Products $1,104.00 ↓ -23%
Healthsmart All Products $1,214.40 ↓ -15%
The Health Plan All Products $1,214.40 ↓ -15%
Summacare Preferred $1,283.23 ↓ -11%
Optum All Products Transplant $1,287.26 ↓ -10%
UPMC All Products $1,324.80 ↓ -8%
PHPHI All Products $1,324.80 ↓ -8%
Optum Commercial CHD Care Solutions $1,340.26 ↓ -7%
Summacare Premier $1,398.39 ↓ -3%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $1,434.54 ↓ -0%
Three Rivers All Products $1,435.20 ↑ +0%
Clarity Health All Products $1,435.20 ↑ +0%
Aetna Acop $1,458.72 ↑ +2%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $1,510.04 ↑ +5%
GMS All Products $1,545.60 ↑ +8%
Quality Care Partners All Products $1,545.60 ↑ +8%
United All Products - Mid-Level $1,561.44 ↑ +9%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $1,585.54 ↑ +10%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $1,585.54 ↑ +10%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $1,615.74 ↑ +13%
MMO Medicare HMO $1,631.27 ↑ +14%
Aetna All Products First Health $1,656.00 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health All Products $1,656.00 ↑ +15%
United BH Managed Medicaid $1,661.04 ↑ +16%
MMO Medicare PPO $1,680.21 ↑ +17%
United All Products $1,682.93 ↑ +17%
United HMO & PPO $1,682.93 ↑ +17%
MMO NASCO $1,766.40 ↑ +23%
Aetna Asa $1,766.40 ↑ +23%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $1,766.40 ↑ +23%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $1,970.53 ↑ +37%
Anthem All Products Physician $1,970.53 ↑ +37%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $1,970.53 ↑ +37%
Multiplan All Products $1,987.20 ↑ +38%
USA Managed Care All Products $1,987.20 ↑ +38%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $2,208.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,080.55 ↑ +254%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $5,484.05 ↑ +282%
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant $5,484.05 ↑ +282%
OPTUM All Products VA $5,484.05 ↑ +282%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $5,484.05 ↑ +282%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,484.05 ↑ +282%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,600.62 ↑ +290%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,600.62 ↑ +290%
CIGNA Medicare Advantage Lifesource $5,600.62 ↑ +290%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,600.62 ↑ +290%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,600.62 ↑ +290%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,600.62 ↑ +290%
Valor ALL PRODUCTS $5,600.62 ↑ +290%
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $5,648.58 ↑ +294%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,768.63 ↑ +302%
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,880.65 ↑ +310%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,922.78 ↑ +313%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $6,048.66 ↑ +321%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $6,160.68 ↑ +329%
MMO SuperMed $17,080.38 ↑ +1090%
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital —
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital —
United BH All Products PHD not published by hospital —
United BH All Products RN not published by hospital —
United BH All Products MA not published by hospital —
United BH All Products MD not published by hospital —

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Excision of lingual tonsil at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $1,993.83 – $2,308.65
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $1,175.43 – $6,160.68
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akron general Akron $1,435.20 $1.10 – $5,903.23
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