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C-reactive protein, quantitative 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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Cash price

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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.

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

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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.

$9.66 with ANTHEM vs $53.14 with MMO — 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 $9.66
Valor HMO & PPO $10.64
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.64
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.64
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.64
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.64
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.64
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.64
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $10.64
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.64
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $10.64
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant $10.64
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $10.96
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.96
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.17
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.49
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $11.49
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $11.70
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $11.70
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $18.00
Paramount Managed Medicaid $19.52
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $19.90
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $19.90
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $19.90
United BH Managed Medicaid $20.09
UNITED Managed Medicaid $20.28
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $20.28
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $20.85
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $23.94
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $30.67
AETNA International $34.54
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $43.10
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $49.36
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $53.14

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C-reactive protein, quantitative at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $47.45 $5.25 – $65.70
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $32.08 – $37.15
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $10.64 – $43.10
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $135.75 $5.75 – $162.90
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $135.75 $5.02 – $162.90
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $177.00 $5.75 – $59.00
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $135.75 $10.64 – $19.15
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $135.75 $5.75 – $19.15

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