Eye Socket, Pituitary or Ear CT Scan (with contrast) 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

$1,487.25

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.

$1,983.00

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.

$165.94 with Cigna vs $1,898.00 with Aetna — 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
Cigna Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -89%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -89%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -89%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -89%
Molina Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -89%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -89%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -89%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -89%
Humana Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -89%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -89%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -89%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $165.94 ↓ -89%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $170.92 ↓ -89%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $174.24 ↓ -88%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $174.24 ↓ -88%
Ambetter Commercial $298.70 ↓ -80%
CareSource Marketplace $298.70 ↓ -80%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $520.00 ↓ -65%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $600.00 ↓ -60%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $600.00 ↓ -60%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $600.00 ↓ -60%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $709.91 ↓ -52%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed PPO $719.83 ↓ -52%
Anthem Commercial $753.00 ↓ -49%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $753.00 ↓ -49%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $900.00 ↓ -39%
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -39%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $932.00 ↓ -37%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $991.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $991.50 ↓ -33%
AultCare Commercial $1,009.00 ↓ -32%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed HMO $1,035.00 ↓ -30%
Cigna OAP Commercial $1,100.00 ↓ -26%
Cigna PPO Commercial $1,100.57 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $1,139.00 ↓ -23%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $1,288.95 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $1,288.95 ↓ -13%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $1,291.00 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $1,308.78 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio HMO $1,388.10 ↓ -7%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,434.00 ↓ -4%
Beech Street Commercial $1,586.40 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $1,586.40 ↑ +7%
JP Farley Commercial $1,595.00 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $1,645.89 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $1,685.55 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $1,705.38 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $1,784.70 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $1,784.70 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $1,784.70 ↑ +20%
Aetna Commercial $1,898.00 ↑ +28%
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid 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 —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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