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Biopsy of salivary glnd;incisional 42405 at fairview hospital

18101 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH · Cleveland Clinic · · NPI 1215989611

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 15, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

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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.

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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.

$1,323.06 with HUMANA vs $4,234.06 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
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $1,323.06
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $1,358.50
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,373.21
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $1,373.21
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant $1,373.21
OPTUM All Products VA $1,373.21
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,373.21
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $1,414.40
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,467.92
Valor HMO & PPO $1,467.92
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,467.92
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,467.92
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,467.92
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,467.92
Paramount Managed Medicaid $1,472.90
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,483.06
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $1,501.50
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $1,501.50
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $1,501.50
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,511.96
United BH Managed Medicaid $1,515.80
UNITED Managed Medicaid $1,530.10
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $1,530.10
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,541.31
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $1,573.00
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $1,585.35
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $1,614.71
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $1,614.71
ANTHEM HPN $3,598.89
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $4,036.77
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $4,234.06

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Biopsy of salivary glnd;incisional 42405 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $4,429.10 $0.01 – $6,132.60
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $1,358.50 – $1,573.00
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $1,358.50 – $1,614.71
akron general Akron $868.40 $1.10 – $1,573.00
mercy hospital Canton $868.40 $1.10 – $1,573.00
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $1,768.50 $521.12 – $2,642.25
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $1,768.50 $900.00 – $3,717.82
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $1,768.50 $1,467.92 – $2,642.25

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