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Colonoscopy/w endoscopic stent 45389 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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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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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.

$4,944.41 with HUMANA vs $16,566.66 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

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

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 $4,944.41
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $5,518.49
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,518.49
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,518.49
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant $5,518.49
OPTUM All Products VA $5,518.49
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $5,684.05
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,743.54
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,743.54
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,743.54
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,743.54
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,743.54
Valor HMO & PPO $5,743.54
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,915.84
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,959.97
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,030.71
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $6,203.02
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $6,317.89
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $6,317.89
ANTHEM HPN $14,081.43
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $15,794.73
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $16,566.66

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Colonoscopy/w endoscopic stent 45389 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $17,798.95 $0.01 – $24,644.70
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $5,518.49 – $6,317.89
akron general Akron $1,362.40 $1.10 – $5,940.30
mercy hospital Canton $1,362.40 $1.10 – $5,915.84
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $4,379.25 $900.00 – $10,338.37
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $4,379.25 $900.00 – $14,546.76
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $2,354.25 not published
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $4,379.25 $5,743.54 – $10,338.37

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