Core ndl bx lng/med perq 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

$1,428.00

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.

$1,904.00

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.

$681.63 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $3,737.00 with Medical Mutual of Ohio — 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
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $681.63 ↓ -52%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed PPO $691.15 ↓ -52%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $761.60 ↓ -47%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $875.84 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $875.84 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $875.84 ↓ -39%
Anthem Commercial $875.84 ↓ -39%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $875.84 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $894.88 ↓ -37%
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -37%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $952.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $952.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $952.00 ↓ -33%
AultCare Commercial $1,047.20 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $1,056.72 ↓ -26%
HealthSmart Commercial $1,237.60 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $1,237.60 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $1,256.64 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio HMO $1,332.80 ↓ -7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $1,523.20 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $1,523.20 ↑ +7%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +9%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +9%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +9%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +9%
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +9%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +9%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +9%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +9%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +9%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +9%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +9%
Molina Medicare Advantage $1,562.54 ↑ +9%
First Health Commercial $1,580.32 ↑ +11%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $1,609.41 ↑ +13%
Century Health Network Commercial $1,618.40 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $1,637.44 ↑ +15%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $1,640.67 ↑ +15%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $1,640.67 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $1,713.60 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $1,713.60 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $1,713.60 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $1,974.00 ↑ +38%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,193.00 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial $2,623.00 ↑ +84%
CareSource Marketplace $2,812.57 ↑ +97%
Ambetter Commercial $2,812.57 ↑ +97%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed HMO $3,737.00 ↑ +162%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $3,737.00 ↑ +162%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $3,737.00 ↑ +162%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Cigna OAP Commercial not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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