Darbepoetin alfa 100 mcg/0.5 ml in polysorbate injection syringe 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

$9,055.80

Cash price

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$13,932.00

Gross charge

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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.

$2.17 with AETNA vs $696.60 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
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $2.17 ↓ -100%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $2.90 ↓ -100%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.02 ↓ -100%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.02 ↓ -100%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.02 ↓ -100%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.02 ↓ -100%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.02 ↓ -100%
Valor HMO & PPO $3.02 ↓ -100%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $3.04 ↓ -100%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.04 ↓ -100%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.04 ↓ -100%
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant $3.04 ↓ -100%
OPTUM All Products VA $3.04 ↓ -100%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.11 ↓ -100%
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $3.13 ↓ -100%
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.17 ↓ -100%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $3.26 ↓ -100%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.28 ↓ -100%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $3.32 ↓ -100%
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $3.32 ↓ -100%
AETNA Acop $5.38 ↓ -100%
ANTHEM HPN $5.42 ↓ -100%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $6.39 ↓ -100%
AETNA International $6.77 ↓ -100%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $8.71 ↓ -100%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $153.95 ↓ -98%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $197.00 ↓ -98%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $222.91 ↓ -98%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $222.91 ↓ -98%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $235.45 ↓ -97%
Summacare Preferred $245.20 ↓ -97%
Summacare PREMIER $266.80 ↓ -97%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $290.48 ↓ -97%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $313.47 ↓ -97%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $338.55 ↓ -96%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $348.30 ↓ -96%
MMO NASCO $362.93 ↓ -96%
MMO TRADITIONAL $362.93 ↓ -96%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $376.16 ↓ -96%
HEALTHSMART ALL PRODUCTS $383.13 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $389.05 ↓ -96%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $394.28 ↓ -96%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $417.96 ↓ -95%
The Health Plan ALL PRODUCTS $417.96 ↓ -95%
THREE RIVERS ALL PRODUCTS $452.79 ↓ -95%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $487.62 ↓ -95%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $487.62 ↓ -95%
Quality Care Partners ALL PRODUCTS $487.62 ↓ -95%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $522.45 ↓ -94%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $522.45 ↓ -94%
Evernorth (Cigna BH) All Products Psychiatrist $557.28 ↓ -94%
Humana Military ALL PRODUCTS $592.11 ↓ -93%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $594.65 ↓ -93%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $626.94 ↓ -93%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $626.94 ↓ -93%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $626.94 ↓ -93%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $626.94 ↓ -93%
USA Managed Care ALL PRODUCTS $626.94 ↓ -93%
Paramount Managed Medicaid $644.73 ↓ -93%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $657.25 ↓ -93%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $657.25 ↓ -93%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $657.25 ↓ -93%
United BH Managed Medicaid $663.51 ↓ -93%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $669.77 ↓ -93%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $669.77 ↓ -93%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $688.55 ↓ -92%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $696.60 ↓ -92%
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
United BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
AETNA NAP not published by hospital

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