Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms at University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center

158 West Main Road, Conneaut, OH · University Hospitals · · NPI 1902996119

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$261.00

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.

$348.00

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.

$53.88 with Anthem vs $234.36 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
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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
Anthem Tiered/Pathway Commercial $53.88 ↓ -79%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $53.88 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Commercial $59.00 ↓ -77%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $76.88 ↓ -71%
WellCare by Allwell Medicare Advantage $76.88 ↓ -71%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $76.88 ↓ -71%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $76.88 ↓ -71%
Humana Medicare Advantage $76.88 ↓ -71%
Devoted Medicare Advantage $76.88 ↓ -71%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $76.88 ↓ -71%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $76.88 ↓ -71%
Molina Medicare Advantage $76.88 ↓ -71%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $76.88 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $76.88 ↓ -71%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $76.88 ↓ -71%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $79.19 ↓ -70%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $80.72 ↓ -69%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $80.72 ↓ -69%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $99.20 ↓ -62%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $114.08 ↓ -56%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $114.08 ↓ -56%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $114.08 ↓ -56%
JP Farley Commercial $116.56 ↓ -55%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $124.00 ↓ -52%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $124.00 ↓ -52%
Immergrun Commercial $124.00 ↓ -52%
SummaCare Commercial $126.48 ↓ -52%
AultCare Commercial $136.40 ↓ -48%
Cigna PPO Commercial $137.64 ↓ -47%
CareSource Marketplace $138.38 ↓ -47%
Ambetter Commercial $138.38 ↓ -47%
Cigna OAP Commercial $148.06 ↓ -43%
HealthSmart Commercial $161.20 ↓ -38%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $161.20 ↓ -38%
The Health Plan Commercial $163.68 ↓ -37%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $173.60 ↓ -33%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $186.00 ↓ -29%
Aetna Commercial $190.05 ↓ -27%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $197.16 ↓ -24%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $198.40 ↓ -24%
Beech Street Commercial $198.40 ↓ -24%
First Health Commercial $205.84 ↓ -21%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $206.58 ↓ -21%
Century Health Network Commercial $210.80 ↓ -19%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $213.28 ↓ -18%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $223.20 ↓ -14%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $223.20 ↓ -14%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $223.20 ↓ -14%
MultiPlan Commercial $223.20 ↓ -14%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $234.36 ↓ -10%
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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