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Lymphocyte culture mixed 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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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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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.

$33.24 with ANTHEM vs $131.96 with CC EHP — 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
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $33.24
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant $36.56
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.56
Valor HMO & PPO $36.56
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.56
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.56
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.56
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.56
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.56
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $36.56
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.56
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $36.56
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $37.66
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $37.66
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $38.39
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $39.48
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $39.48
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $40.22
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $40.22
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $52.71
Paramount Managed Medicaid $57.14
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $58.25
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $58.25
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $58.25
United BH Managed Medicaid $58.81
UNITED Managed Medicaid $59.36
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $59.36
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $61.03
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $73.13
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $82.26
AETNA International $82.35
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $131.96

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Lymphocyte culture mixed at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland not published $18.06 – $142.53
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $93.91 – $108.74
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $36.56 – $131.96
akron general Akron not published $36.56 – $142.53
avon hospital Avon not published $33.24 – $131.96
euclid hospital Euclid not published $33.24 – $131.96
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights not published $36.56 – $131.96
lodi hospital Lodi not published $18.83 – $104.19

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