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Ecg/1-3 leads/interp & report only 93042 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.

$18.34 with OPTUM vs $21.23 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
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $18.34
Paramount Managed Medicaid $19.88
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $20.27
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $20.27
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $20.27
United BH Managed Medicaid $20.46
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $20.65
UNITED Managed Medicaid $20.65
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $21.23

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Ecg/1-3 leads/interp & report only 93042 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $42.90 $1.10 – $27.21
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $32.67 – $37.83
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $19.26 – $22.30
akron general Akron $42.90 $1.10 – $21.60
mercy hospital Canton $42.90 $1.10 – $21.09
avon hospital Avon not published $20.01 – $20.39
euclid hospital Euclid not published $20.50 – $23.74
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights not published $20.06 – $23.23

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