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Esophagoscopy lesion ablate 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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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.

$1,170.61 with OPTUM vs $7,896.63 with ANTHEM — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $1,170.61
Paramount Managed Medicaid $1,269.19
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $1,293.83
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $1,293.83
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $1,293.83
United BH Managed Medicaid $1,306.15
UNITED Managed Medicaid $1,318.48
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $1,318.48
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $1,355.44
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,526.95
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $3,526.95
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $3,526.95
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant $3,526.95
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,526.95
OPTUM All Products VA $3,526.95
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $3,632.76
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,647.57
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,647.57
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,647.57
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,647.57
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,647.57
Valor HMO & PPO $3,647.57
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,757.00
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,809.11
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,829.95
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $3,939.38
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $4,012.33
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $4,012.33
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $7,896.63

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Esophagoscopy lesion ablate at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $907.40 $1.10 – $3,647.57
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $2,085.71 – $2,415.03
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $1,229.59 – $4,012.33
akron general Akron $907.40 $1.10 – $3,796.53
mercy hospital Canton $907.40 $1.10 – $3,757.00
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $2,951.25 $869.64 – $6,565.63
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $2,951.25 $900.00 – $9,238.28
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $2,951.25 $3,647.57 – $6,565.63

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