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Assay of phenylketones 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

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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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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.

$3.33 with ANTHEM vs $10.62 with AMERIHEALTH — 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
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $3.33
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.98
Valor HMO & PPO $3.98
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.98
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.98
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant $3.98
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.98
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.98
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.98
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.98
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $3.98
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $3.98
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.10
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $4.10
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.18
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $4.30
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.30
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $4.38
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $4.38
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $7.96
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $8.96
AETNA International $8.96
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $9.17
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $9.50
Paramount Managed Medicaid $9.94
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $10.13
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $10.13
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $10.13
United BH Managed Medicaid $10.23
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $10.33
UNITED Managed Medicaid $10.33
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $10.62

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Assay of phenylketones at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $17.55 $1.81 – $24.30
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $16.33 – $18.91
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $3.98 – $11.14
akron general Akron $17.55 $0.95 – $24.30
lodi hospital Lodi $17.55 $1.89 – $24.30
avon hospital Avon not published $3.33 – $10.20
euclid hospital Euclid not published $3.33 – $11.87
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights not published $3.98 – $11.62

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