Tonsillectomy (child under 12) 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

$912.60

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.

$1,404.00

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%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $165.52 ↓ -82%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $170.32 ↓ -81%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $176.21 ↓ -81%
Paramount Managed Medicaid $184.66 ↓ -80%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $188.24 ↓ -79%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $188.24 ↓ -79%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $197.21 ↓ -78%
Molina Managed Medicaid $197.21 ↓ -78%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $216.44 ↓ -76%
United Managed Medicaid $224.84 ↓ -75%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $234.94 ↓ -74%
Valor All Products $234.94 ↓ -74%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $234.94 ↓ -74%
Aetna Medicare Advantage Transplant $234.94 ↓ -74%
UPMC Medicare Advantage $234.94 ↓ -74%
United Medicare Advantage $234.94 ↓ -74%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $234.94 ↓ -74%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $234.94 ↓ -74%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $234.94 ↓ -74%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $241.91 ↓ -73%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $241.99 ↓ -73%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $246.69 ↓ -73%
Perennial Health Medicare Advantage $253.74 ↓ -72%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $254.64 ↓ -72%
PPHP All Products $258.43 ↓ -72%
Humana Military All Products $329.54 ↓ -64%
Aetna All Products Transplant $331.06 ↓ -64%
Oscar All Products $356.76 ↓ -61%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $358.28 ↓ -61%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $358.28 ↓ -61%
CC EHP All Products $483.82 ↓ -47%
OHCP All Products $546.16 ↓ -40%
Ohio Healthy Transplant $561.60 ↓ -38%
Summacare Preferred $569.70 ↓ -38%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $614.95 ↓ -33%
Summacare Premier $620.82 ↓ -32%
Amish Community Aid Plan All Products $631.80 ↓ -31%
Aetna Acop $647.60 ↓ -29%
Optum Commercial CRS Care Solutions $658.48 ↓ -28%
OMAS All Products $702.00 ↓ -23%
United All Products - Mid-Level $729.02 ↓ -20%
MMO Medicare HMO $730.56 ↓ -20%
MMO Medicare PPO $752.48 ↓ -18%
Healthsmart All Products $772.20 ↓ -15%
The Health Plan All Products $772.20 ↓ -15%
United HMO & PPO $785.74 ↓ -14%
United All Products $785.74 ↓ -14%
Optum All Products Transplant $818.53 ↓ -10%
UPMC All Products $842.40 ↓ -8%
PHPHI All Products $842.40 ↓ -8%
Optum Commercial CHD Care Solutions $852.23 ↓ -7%
Anthem All Products Physician $909.97 ↓ -0%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $909.97 ↓ -0%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $909.97 ↓ -0%
Three Rivers All Products $912.60 ↑ +0%
Clarity Health All Products $912.60 ↑ +0%
Quality Care Partners All Products $982.80 ↑ +8%
GMS All Products $982.80 ↑ +8%
Aetna All Products First Health $1,053.00 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health All Products $1,053.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna Asa $1,123.20 ↑ +23%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $1,123.20 ↑ +23%
MMO NASCO $1,123.20 ↑ +23%
USA Managed Care All Products $1,263.60 ↑ +38%
Multiplan All Products $1,263.60 ↑ +38%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $1,404.00 ↑ +54%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $1,434.54 ↑ +57%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $1,510.04 ↑ +65%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $1,585.54 ↑ +74%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $1,585.54 ↑ +74%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $1,615.74 ↑ +77%
United BH Managed Medicaid $1,661.04 ↑ +82%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,080.55 ↑ +457%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $5,484.05 ↑ +501%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,484.05 ↑ +501%
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant $5,484.05 ↑ +501%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $5,484.05 ↑ +501%
OPTUM All Products VA $5,484.05 ↑ +501%
CIGNA Medicare Advantage Lifesource $5,600.62 ↑ +514%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,600.62 ↑ +514%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,600.62 ↑ +514%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,600.62 ↑ +514%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,600.62 ↑ +514%
Valor ALL PRODUCTS $5,600.62 ↑ +514%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,600.62 ↑ +514%
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $5,648.58 ↑ +519%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,768.63 ↑ +532%
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,880.65 ↑ +544%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,922.78 ↑ +549%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $6,048.66 ↑ +563%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $6,160.68 ↑ +575%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $6,238.00 ↑ +584%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $7,948.00 ↑ +771%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $9,509.00 ↑ +942%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $10,789.00 ↑ +1082%
MMO SuperMed $17,080.38 ↑ +1772%
United BH All Products MD not published by hospital —
United BH All Products MA not published by hospital —
United BH All Products RN not published by hospital —
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 —

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Tonsillectomy (child under 12) 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
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $1,119.04 – $6,160.68
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $12,992.47 $5,768.99 – $5,768.99
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $17,520.07 $5,869.15 – $5,869.15
akron general Akron $912.60 $1.10 – $5,903.23
mercy hospital Canton $912.60 $1.10 – $5,768.63
Lorain Hospital Lorain $6,193.68 $5,600.62 – $5,712.63

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