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Ghs elect vertical elct 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.

$191.39 with OPTUM vs $221.61 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 $191.39
Paramount Managed Medicaid $207.50
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $211.53
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $211.53
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $211.53
United BH Managed Medicaid $213.55
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $215.56
UNITED Managed Medicaid $215.56
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $221.61

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Ghs elect vertical elct at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $121.55 $1.10 – $284.09
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $341.00 – $394.85
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $201.03 – $232.77
akron general Akron $121.55 $1.10 – $225.50
mercy hospital Canton $121.55 $1.10 – $220.06
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $256.50 $10.06 – $307.80
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $256.50 $4.75 – $307.80
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $256.50 $10.06 – $18.11

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