Thoracotomy w/expl 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

$3,575.00

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.

$5,500.00

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 $13,132.00 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.

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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%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $498.72 ↓ -86%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $547.18 ↓ -85%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $572.16 ↓ -84%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $609.24 ↓ -83%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $652.17 ↓ -82%
Paramount Managed Medicaid $660.54 ↓ -82%
United Managed Medicaid $662.78 ↓ -81%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $673.37 ↓ -81%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $673.37 ↓ -81%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $697.78 ↓ -80%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $705.43 ↓ -80%
Molina Managed Medicaid $705.43 ↓ -80%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $709.83 ↓ -80%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $728.90 ↓ -80%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $762.88 ↓ -79%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $762.88 ↓ -79%
United Medicare Advantage $762.88 ↓ -79%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $762.88 ↓ -79%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $762.88 ↓ -79%
Valor All Products $762.88 ↓ -79%
UPMC Medicare Advantage $762.88 ↓ -79%
Aetna Medicare Advantage Transplant $762.88 ↓ -79%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $762.88 ↓ -79%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $767.26 ↓ -79%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $785.77 ↓ -78%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $801.02 ↓ -78%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $803.20 ↓ -78%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $803.20 ↓ -78%
Perennial Health Medicare Advantage $823.91 ↓ -77%
PPHP All Products $828.64 ↓ -77%
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $951.29 ↓ -73%
AETNA Medicare Advantage Transplant $965.77 ↓ -73%
Humana Military All Products $983.40 ↓ -72%
AETNA All Products Transplant $988.28 ↓ -72%
Aetna All Products Transplant $988.28 ↓ -72%
Summacare Preferred $1,054.20 ↓ -71%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $1,081.37 ↓ -70%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $1,081.37 ↓ -70%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $1,099.38 ↓ -69%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $1,129.50 ↓ -68%
Summacare PREMIER $1,144.56 ↓ -68%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $1,219.86 ↓ -66%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $1,229.90 ↓ -66%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $1,255.00 ↓ -65%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $1,355.40 ↓ -62%
HEALTHSMART ALL PRODUCTS $1,380.50 ↓ -61%
Oscar All Products $1,397.55 ↓ -61%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $1,420.66 ↓ -60%
CC EHP All Products $1,457.79 ↓ -59%
The Health Plan ALL PRODUCTS $1,506.00 ↓ -58%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $1,506.00 ↓ -58%
AETNA Acop $1,506.00 ↓ -58%
OPTUM Commercial CRS Care Solutions $1,513.53 ↓ -58%
OPTUM Commercial CHD Care Solutions $1,513.53 ↓ -58%
MMO TRADITIONAL $1,578.79 ↓ -56%
MMO NASCO $1,578.79 ↓ -56%
Clarity Health ALL PRODUCTS $1,631.50 ↓ -54%
THREE RIVERS ALL PRODUCTS $1,631.50 ↓ -54%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $1,729.39 ↓ -52%
Ohio Healthy Transplant SMCP $1,757.00 ↓ -51%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $1,757.00 ↓ -51%
Quality Care Partners Transplant SMCP $1,757.00 ↓ -51%
Quality Care Partners ALL PRODUCTS $1,757.00 ↓ -51%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $1,757.00 ↓ -51%
Parkview Health Plan Transplant SMCP $1,757.00 ↓ -51%
AETNA International $1,804.69 ↓ -50%
CIGNA PPO $1,862.42 ↓ -48%
Humana Military ALL PRODUCTS $1,882.50 ↓ -47%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $1,882.50 ↓ -47%
Consociate Health TRANSPLANT $1,882.50 ↓ -47%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $1,882.50 ↓ -47%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $1,930.69 ↓ -46%
Summacare Premier $1,981.40 ↓ -45%
Community Health Alliance TRANSPLANT $2,008.00 ↓ -44%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $2,008.00 ↓ -44%
Community Health Alliance ALL PRODUCTS $2,008.00 ↓ -44%
Aetna Acop $2,066.87 ↓ -42%
UNITED All Products International $2,133.50 ↓ -40%
OHCP All Products $2,139.50 ↓ -40%
United All Products - Mid-Level $2,196.60 ↓ -39%
Ohio Healthy Transplant $2,200.00 ↓ -38%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $2,259.00 ↓ -37%
USA Managed Care ALL PRODUCTS $2,259.00 ↓ -37%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $2,259.00 ↓ -37%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $2,259.00 ↓ -37%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $2,259.00 ↓ -37%
MMO Medicare HMO $2,313.46 ↓ -35%
MMO SuperMed $2,360.03 ↓ -34%
United HMO & PPO $2,367.50 ↓ -34%
United All Products $2,367.50 ↓ -34%
MMO Medicare PPO $2,382.86 ↓ -33%
Amish Community Aid Plan All Products $2,475.00 ↓ -31%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $2,510.00 ↓ -30%
Optum Commercial CRS Care Solutions $2,579.50 ↓ -28%
Anthem All Products Physician $2,746.46 ↓ -23%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $2,746.46 ↓ -23%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $2,746.46 ↓ -23%
OMAS All Products $2,750.00 ↓ -23%
The Health Plan All Products $3,025.00 ↓ -15%
Healthsmart All Products $3,025.00 ↓ -15%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $3,174.61 ↓ -11%
Optum All Products Transplant $3,206.50 ↓ -10%
PHPHI All Products $3,300.00 ↓ -8%
UPMC All Products $3,300.00 ↓ -8%
Optum Commercial CHD Care Solutions $3,338.50 ↓ -7%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $3,341.69 ↓ -7%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $3,508.77 ↓ -2%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $3,508.77 ↓ -2%
Three Rivers All Products $3,575.00 ↑ +0%
Clarity Health All Products $3,575.00 ↑ +0%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $3,575.61 ↑ +0%
United BH Managed Medicaid $3,675.86 ↑ +3%
GMS All Products $3,850.00 ↑ +8%
Quality Care Partners All Products $3,850.00 ↑ +8%
Consociate Health All Products $4,125.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna All Products First Health $4,125.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna Asa $4,400.00 ↑ +23%
Multiplan All Products $4,950.00 ↑ +38%
USA Managed Care All Products $4,950.00 ↑ +38%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $5,500.00 ↑ +54%
ANTHEM HPN $11,162.00 ↑ +212%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $13,132.00 ↑ +267%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital —
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP not published by hospital —
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital —
CIGNA HMO Lifesource not published by hospital —
CIGNA Indemnity Lifesource not published by hospital —
AETNA NAP not published by hospital —
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant not published by hospital —
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
CIGNA Medicare Advantage Lifesource not published by hospital —
OPTUM All Products VA not published by hospital —
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 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 —
CIGNA PPO Lifesource not published by hospital —
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO not published by hospital —
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO not published by hospital —
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
MMO ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
Kaiser Transplant ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO not published by hospital —
Valor ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital —
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital —

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Thoracotomy w/expl at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $4,412.30 – $5,108.98
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $2,601.19 – $3,011.90
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $2,476.41 – $2,867.43
akron general Akron $3,575.00 $1.10 – $4,950.00
mercy hospital Canton $3,575.00 $1.10 – $4,950.00
avon hospital Avon not published $2,702.56 – $2,754.04
euclid hospital Euclid not published $2,768.84 – $3,206.03
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights not published $2,710.03 – $3,137.93

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