Aco annual medicare visit (awv), initial g0438aco at lutheran hospital

1730 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH · Cleveland Clinic · · NPI 1194763045

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

not published by hospital

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

not published by hospital

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$53.61 with OPTUM vs $351.78 with ANTHEM — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $53.61
Paramount Managed Medicaid $58.12
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $59.25
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $59.25
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $59.25
United BH Managed Medicaid $59.82
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $60.38
UNITED Managed Medicaid $60.38
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $62.07
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant $206.14
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $206.14
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $206.14
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $206.14
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $206.14
Humana Military ALL PRODUCTS $206.14
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $212.32
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $220.54
AETNA International $220.54
AETNA Acop $220.54
AETNA NAP $220.54
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $220.54
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $220.54
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $220.54
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $220.54
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $220.54
Valor HMO & PPO $220.54
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $222.63
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $227.16
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $231.57
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $238.18
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $242.59
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $242.59
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $351.78

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Aco annual medicare visit (awv), initial g0438aco at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $676.00 $0.01 – $936.00
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $95.52 – $220.54
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $56.32 – $242.59
akron general Akron $676.00 $0.01 – $936.00
mercy hospital Canton $676.00 $1.10 – $936.00
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $243.00 $71.60 – $301.10
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $243.00 $78.96 – $301.10
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $225.00 not published

All Ohio hospitals for this procedure →