Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center

630 East River Street, Elyria, OH · University Hospitals · · NPI 1841299039

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

$5,378.25

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.

$7,171.00

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.

$186.75 with Aetna vs $9,475.98 with Ambetter — 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
Aetna Commercial $186.75 ↓ -97%
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -83%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $2,366.43 ↓ -56%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $2,567.22 ↓ -52%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed PPO $2,603.07 ↓ -52%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed HMO $2,631.76 ↓ -51%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $2,897.08 ↓ -46%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $3,298.66 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $3,298.66 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $3,298.66 ↓ -39%
Anthem Commercial $3,298.66 ↓ -39%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $3,298.66 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $3,370.37 ↓ -37%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $3,585.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $3,585.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $3,585.50 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $3,865.17 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $3,944.05 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $3,979.91 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare Commercial $4,295.43 ↓ -20%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $4,661.15 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $4,661.15 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $4,732.86 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio HMO $5,019.70 ↓ -7%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↓ -2%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↓ -2%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↓ -2%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↓ -2%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↓ -2%
Humana Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↓ -2%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↓ -2%
Molina Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↓ -2%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↓ -2%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↓ -2%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↓ -2%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↓ -2%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $5,422.37 ↑ +1%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $5,527.65 ↑ +3%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $5,527.65 ↑ +3%
Beech Street Commercial $5,736.80 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $5,736.80 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $5,951.93 ↑ +11%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $6,008.60 ↑ +12%
Century Health Network Commercial $6,095.35 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $6,167.06 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $6,453.90 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $6,453.90 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $6,453.90 ↑ +20%
CareSource Marketplace $9,475.98 ↑ +76%
Ambetter Commercial $9,475.98 ↑ +76%
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Cigna OAP Commercial not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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