Puncture spinal lumbar diagnostic 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

$3,105.70

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.

$4,778.00

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 $4,778.00 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 ↓ -100%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $29.92 ↓ -99%
Paramount Managed Medicaid $32.43 ↓ -99%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $33.06 ↓ -99%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $33.06 ↓ -99%
Molina Managed Medicaid $34.64 ↓ -99%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $34.64 ↓ -99%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $39.97 ↓ -99%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $43.76 ↓ -99%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $52.27 ↓ -98%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $58.34 ↓ -98%
Valor All Products $58.34 ↓ -98%
Aetna Medicare Advantage Transplant $58.34 ↓ -98%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $58.34 ↓ -98%
United Medicare Advantage $58.34 ↓ -98%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $58.34 ↓ -98%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $58.34 ↓ -98%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $58.34 ↓ -98%
UPMC Medicare Advantage $58.34 ↓ -98%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $58.42 ↓ -98%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $60.09 ↓ -98%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $61.26 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $61.49 ↓ -98%
Perennial Health Medicare Advantage $63.01 ↓ -98%
PPHP All Products $64.17 ↓ -98%
AETNA Medicare Advantage Transplant $74.92 ↓ -98%
Humana Military All Products $79.59 ↓ -97%
Aetna All Products Transplant $79.67 ↓ -97%
AETNA All Products Transplant $79.67 ↓ -97%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $84.75 ↓ -97%
CC EHP All Products $116.83 ↓ -96%
United Managed Medicaid $119.66 ↓ -96%
Oscar All Products $136.45 ↓ -96%
Summacare Preferred $137.52 ↓ -96%
Summacare Premier $149.86 ↓ -95%
Aetna Acop $156.33 ↓ -95%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $173.89 ↓ -94%
OHCP All Products $208.89 ↓ -93%
Ohio Healthy Transplant $214.80 ↓ -93%
Anthem All Products Physician $215.25 ↓ -93%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $215.25 ↓ -93%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $235.21 ↓ -92%
MMO Medicare HMO $236.72 ↓ -92%
Amish Community Aid Plan All Products $241.65 ↓ -92%
MMO Medicare PPO $243.82 ↓ -92%
Optum Commercial CRS Care Solutions $251.85 ↓ -92%
OMAS All Products $268.50 ↓ -91%
The Health Plan All Products $295.35 ↓ -90%
Healthsmart All Products $295.35 ↓ -90%
Optum All Products Transplant $313.07 ↓ -90%
UPMC All Products $322.20 ↓ -90%
PHPHI All Products $322.20 ↓ -90%
Optum Commercial CHD Care Solutions $325.96 ↓ -90%
Three Rivers All Products $349.05 ↓ -89%
Clarity Health All Products $349.05 ↓ -89%
Cigna All Products Mid-Level $359.42 ↓ -88%
GMS All Products $375.90 ↓ -88%
Quality Care Partners All Products $375.90 ↓ -88%
United All Products - Mid-Level $386.23 ↓ -88%
Aetna All Products First Health $402.75 ↓ -87%
Consociate Health All Products $402.75 ↓ -87%
United All Products $416.28 ↓ -87%
United HMO & PPO $416.28 ↓ -87%
Cigna All Products Physician $422.82 ↓ -86%
MMO NASCO $429.60 ↓ -86%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $429.60 ↓ -86%
Aetna Asa $429.60 ↓ -86%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $441.64 ↓ -86%
USA Managed Care All Products $483.30 ↓ -84%
Multiplan All Products $483.30 ↓ -84%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $537.00 ↓ -83%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $565.54 ↓ -82%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $595.30 ↓ -81%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $599.95 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $625.07 ↓ -80%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $625.07 ↓ -80%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $636.97 ↓ -79%
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant $641.99 ↓ -79%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $641.99 ↓ -79%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $641.99 ↓ -79%
OPTUM All Products VA $641.99 ↓ -79%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $641.99 ↓ -79%
United BH Managed Medicaid $654.83 ↓ -79%
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $661.25 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $667.82 ↓ -78%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $667.82 ↓ -78%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $667.82 ↓ -78%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $667.82 ↓ -78%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $667.82 ↓ -78%
Valor ALL PRODUCTS $667.82 ↓ -78%
CIGNA Medicare Advantage Lifesource $667.82 ↓ -78%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $687.85 ↓ -78%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $693.35 ↓ -78%
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $701.21 ↓ -77%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $721.24 ↓ -77%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $734.60 ↓ -76%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $1,328.28 ↓ -57%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $1,351.22 ↓ -56%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $1,528.96 ↓ -51%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $1,528.96 ↓ -51%
MMO SuperMed $2,017.20 ↓ -35%
ANTHEM HPN $2,085.00 ↓ -33%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $2,150.10 ↓ -31%
Summacare PREMIER $2,178.77 ↓ -30%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $2,322.11 ↓ -25%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $2,341.22 ↓ -25%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $2,389.00 ↓ -23%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $2,453.00 ↓ -21%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $2,580.12 ↓ -17%
AETNA Acop $2,602.00 ↓ -16%
HEALTHSMART ALL PRODUCTS $2,627.90 ↓ -15%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $2,704.35 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan ALL PRODUCTS $2,866.80 ↓ -8%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $2,866.80 ↓ -8%
OPTUM Commercial CRS Care Solutions $2,881.13 ↓ -7%
OPTUM Commercial CHD Care Solutions $2,881.13 ↓ -7%
MMO TRADITIONAL $3,005.36 ↓ -3%
Clarity Health ALL PRODUCTS $3,105.70 ↑ +0%
THREE RIVERS ALL PRODUCTS $3,105.70 ↑ +0%
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $3,174.00 ↑ +2%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $3,344.60 ↑ +8%
Ohio Healthy Transplant SMCP $3,344.60 ↑ +8%
Parkview Health Plan Transplant SMCP $3,344.60 ↑ +8%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $3,344.60 ↑ +8%
Quality Care Partners ALL PRODUCTS $3,344.60 ↑ +8%
Quality Care Partners Transplant SMCP $3,344.60 ↑ +8%
AETNA International $3,443.00 ↑ +11%
CIGNA PPO $3,545.28 ↑ +14%
Humana Military ALL PRODUCTS $3,583.50 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health TRANSPLANT $3,583.50 ↑ +15%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $3,583.50 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $3,583.50 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $3,675.24 ↑ +18%
Community Health Alliance TRANSPLANT $3,822.40 ↑ +23%
Community Health Alliance ALL PRODUCTS $3,822.40 ↑ +23%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $4,300.20 ↑ +38%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $4,300.20 ↑ +38%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $4,300.20 ↑ +38%
USA Managed Care ALL PRODUCTS $4,300.20 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $4,300.20 ↑ +38%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $4,392.00 ↑ +41%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $4,778.00 ↑ +54%
Kaiser Transplant ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
CIGNA Indemnity Lifesource not published by hospital —
CIGNA PPO Lifesource not published by hospital —
AETNA NAP 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 —
United BH All Products RN not published by hospital —
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
CIGNA HMO Lifesource not published by hospital —

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