Incision of eardrum 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

$603.85

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.

$929.00

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.

$0.01 with UNITED vs $7,431.00 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
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $0.01 ↓ -100%
UNITED All Products International $0.01 ↓ -100%
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $1.10 ↓ -100%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS $3.19 ↓ -99%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $58.36 ↓ -90%
Paramount Managed Medicaid $63.27 ↓ -90%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $64.50 ↓ -89%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $64.50 ↓ -89%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $67.57 ↓ -89%
Molina Managed Medicaid $67.57 ↓ -89%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $73.39 ↓ -88%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $79.52 ↓ -87%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $95.97 ↓ -84%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $106.02 ↓ -82%
United Medicare Advantage $106.02 ↓ -82%
UPMC Medicare Advantage $106.02 ↓ -82%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $106.02 ↓ -82%
Valor All Products $106.02 ↓ -82%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $106.02 ↓ -82%
Aetna Medicare Advantage Transplant $106.02 ↓ -82%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $106.02 ↓ -82%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $106.02 ↓ -82%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $107.26 ↓ -82%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $107.64 ↓ -82%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $109.20 ↓ -82%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $111.32 ↓ -82%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $112.91 ↓ -81%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $113.31 ↓ -81%
Perennial Health Medicare Advantage $114.50 ↓ -81%
PPHP All Products $116.62 ↓ -81%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $118.98 ↓ -80%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $118.98 ↓ -80%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $121.24 ↓ -80%
United BH Managed Medicaid $124.64 ↓ -79%
AETNA Medicare Advantage Transplant $138.40 ↓ -77%
Oscar All Products $140.26 ↓ -77%
Humana Military All Products $149.74 ↓ -75%
Aetna All Products Transplant $151.11 ↓ -75%
AETNA All Products Transplant $151.11 ↓ -75%
United Managed Medicaid $156.00 ↓ -74%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $159.11 ↓ -74%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $211.91 ↓ -65%
CC EHP All Products $214.53 ↓ -64%
OHCP All Products $214.73 ↓ -64%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $215.28 ↓ -64%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $215.28 ↓ -64%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $215.28 ↓ -64%
OPTUM All Products VA $215.28 ↓ -64%
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant $215.28 ↓ -64%
Ohio Healthy Transplant $220.80 ↓ -63%
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $221.74 ↓ -63%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $224.08 ↓ -63%
CIGNA Medicare Advantage Lifesource $224.08 ↓ -63%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $224.08 ↓ -63%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $224.08 ↓ -63%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $224.08 ↓ -63%
Valor ALL PRODUCTS $224.08 ↓ -63%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $224.08 ↓ -63%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $230.80 ↓ -62%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $232.50 ↓ -61%
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $235.28 ↓ -61%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $241.78 ↓ -60%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $242.00 ↓ -60%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $246.49 ↓ -59%
Amish Community Aid Plan All Products $248.40 ↓ -59%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $249.93 ↓ -59%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $258.26 ↓ -57%
Summacare Preferred $258.66 ↓ -57%
Optum Commercial CRS Care Solutions $258.89 ↓ -57%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $262.72 ↓ -56%
OMAS All Products $276.00 ↓ -54%
Summacare Premier $281.88 ↓ -53%
Aetna Acop $294.04 ↓ -51%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $297.28 ↓ -51%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $297.28 ↓ -51%
Healthsmart All Products $303.60 ↓ -50%
The Health Plan All Products $303.60 ↓ -50%
MMO Medicare HMO $316.56 ↓ -48%
Optum All Products Transplant $321.82 ↓ -47%
MMO Medicare PPO $326.06 ↓ -46%
UPMC All Products $331.20 ↓ -45%
PHPHI All Products $331.20 ↓ -45%
Optum Commercial CHD Care Solutions $335.06 ↓ -45%
Three Rivers All Products $358.80 ↓ -41%
Clarity Health All Products $358.80 ↓ -41%
GMS All Products $386.40 ↓ -36%
Quality Care Partners All Products $386.40 ↓ -36%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $404.13 ↓ -33%
Anthem All Products Physician $404.13 ↓ -33%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $409.60 ↓ -32%
Consociate Health All Products $414.00 ↓ -31%
Aetna All Products First Health $414.00 ↓ -31%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $418.05 ↓ -31%
Summacare PREMIER $423.62 ↓ -30%
ANTHEM HPN $427.80 ↓ -29%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $441.60 ↓ -27%
MMO NASCO $441.60 ↓ -27%
Aetna Asa $441.60 ↓ -27%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $451.49 ↓ -25%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $464.50 ↓ -23%
USA Managed Care All Products $496.80 ↓ -18%
Multiplan All Products $496.80 ↓ -18%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $501.66 ↓ -17%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $503.33 ↓ -17%
United All Products - Mid-Level $504.02 ↓ -17%
HEALTHSMART ALL PRODUCTS $510.95 ↓ -15%
Cigna All Products Mid-Level $516.62 ↓ -14%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $525.81 ↓ -13%
United HMO & PPO $543.24 ↓ -10%
United All Products $543.24 ↓ -10%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $552.00 ↓ -9%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $557.40 ↓ -8%
The Health Plan ALL PRODUCTS $557.40 ↓ -8%
OPTUM Commercial CRS Care Solutions $560.19 ↓ -7%
OPTUM Commercial CHD Care Solutions $560.19 ↓ -7%
AETNA Acop $581.55 ↓ -4%
MMO TRADITIONAL $584.34 ↓ -3%
THREE RIVERS ALL PRODUCTS $603.85 ↑ +0%
Clarity Health ALL PRODUCTS $603.85 ↑ +0%
Cigna All Products Physician $607.74 ↑ +1%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $634.79 ↑ +5%
Ohio Healthy Transplant SMCP $650.30 ↑ +8%
Quality Care Partners Transplant SMCP $650.30 ↑ +8%
Quality Care Partners ALL PRODUCTS $650.30 ↑ +8%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $650.30 ↑ +8%
Parkview Health Plan Transplant SMCP $650.30 ↑ +8%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $650.30 ↑ +8%
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $658.66 ↑ +9%
CIGNA PPO $689.32 ↑ +14%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $696.75 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health TRANSPLANT $696.75 ↑ +15%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $696.75 ↑ +15%
MMO SuperMed $713.21 ↑ +18%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $714.59 ↑ +18%
Community Health Alliance ALL PRODUCTS $743.20 ↑ +23%
Community Health Alliance TRANSPLANT $743.20 ↑ +23%
Humana Military ALL PRODUCTS $789.65 ↑ +31%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $836.10 ↑ +38%
USA Managed Care ALL PRODUCTS $836.10 ↑ +38%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $836.10 ↑ +38%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $836.10 ↑ +38%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $836.10 ↑ +38%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $929.00 ↑ +54%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $2,351.00 ↑ +289%
AETNA International $7,431.00 ↑ +1131%
United BH All Products RN not published by hospital —
CIGNA Indemnity Lifesource not published by hospital —
CIGNA PPO Lifesource not published by hospital —
United BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
United BH All Products MA not published by hospital —
United BH All Products MD not published by hospital —
United BH All Products PHD not published by hospital —
CIGNA HMO Lifesource not published by hospital —
AETNA NAP not published by hospital —
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Kaiser Transplant ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —

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Incision of eardrum at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $149.62 – $173.24
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $88.20 – $246.49
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $83.97 – $246.49
akron general Akron $358.80 $1.10 – $496.80
mercy hospital Canton $358.80 $1.10 – $496.80
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $1,272.00 $224.08 – $1,526.40
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $1,272.00 $224.08 – $1,526.40
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $1,272.00 $224.08 – $403.34

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