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Esophagoscopy/flex/diagnostic 43200 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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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.

$639.34 with OPTUM vs $2,475.04 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
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $639.34
Paramount Managed Medicaid $693.18
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $706.64
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $706.64
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $706.64
United BH Managed Medicaid $713.37
UNITED Managed Medicaid $720.10
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $720.10
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $740.29
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $786.42
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $858.08
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $858.08
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $858.08
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $858.08
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $858.08
Valor HMO & PPO $858.08
OPTUM All Products VA $869.16
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $869.16
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant $869.16
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $869.16
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $869.16
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $883.82
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $895.23
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $900.98
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $926.72
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $938.69
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $943.89
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $943.89
ANTHEM HPN $2,103.75
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $2,359.71
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $2,475.04

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Esophagoscopy/flex/diagnostic 43200 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $2,803.45 $0.01 – $3,881.70
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $1,084.50 – $1,255.74
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $608.67 – $943.89
akron general Akron $406.25 $1.10 – $926.72
mercy hospital Canton $406.25 $1.10 – $883.82
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $2,623.50 $773.06 – $3,148.20
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $2,623.50 $858.08 – $3,148.20
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $2,623.50 $858.08 – $1,544.54

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