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Insert sq defib electrode 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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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.

$628.88 with OPTUM vs $16,949.34 with ANTHEM — 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

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.

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 $628.88
Paramount Managed Medicaid $681.84
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $695.08
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $695.08
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $695.08
United BH Managed Medicaid $701.70
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $708.32
UNITED Managed Medicaid $708.32
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $728.18
OPTUM All Products VA $7,672.16
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant $7,672.16
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,672.16
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $7,672.16
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $7,672.16
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,672.16
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,829.16
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,829.16
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,829.16
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,829.16
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,829.16
Valor HMO & PPO $7,829.16
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $7,902.33
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,064.03
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,220.61
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,285.94
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $8,455.49
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $8,612.07
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $8,612.07
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $16,949.34

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Insert sq defib electrode at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $12,818.00 $1.10 – $17,748.00
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $1,120.51 – $1,297.43
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $660.57 – $8,612.07
akron general Akron $12,818.00 $639.93 – $17,748.00
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $6,820.50 $900.00 – $14,092.48
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $6,820.50 $900.00 – $19,829.04
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $6,820.50 $7,829.16 – $14,092.48
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $6,820.50 $7,829.16 – $14,092.48

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