Ghs change cysto/gastrost 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

$909.00

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.

$1,212.00

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.

$236.38 with The Health Plan vs $3,634.00 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
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -74%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -74%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -74%
Humana Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -74%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -74%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -74%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -74%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -74%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -74%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -74%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -74%
Molina Medicare Advantage $236.38 ↓ -74%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $243.47 ↓ -73%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $248.19 ↓ -73%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $248.19 ↓ -73%
CareSource Marketplace $425.48 ↓ -53%
Ambetter Commercial $425.48 ↓ -53%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $433.90 ↓ -52%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed PPO $439.96 ↓ -52%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $484.80 ↓ -47%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $557.52 ↓ -39%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $557.52 ↓ -39%
Anthem Commercial $557.52 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $557.52 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $557.52 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $569.64 ↓ -37%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $606.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $606.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $606.00 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $618.12 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $666.60 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $672.66 ↓ -26%
HealthSmart Commercial $787.80 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $787.80 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $799.92 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio HMO $848.40 ↓ -7%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $915.00 ↑ +1%
Beech Street Commercial $969.60 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $969.60 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $1,005.96 ↑ +11%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,017.00 ↑ +12%
Century Health Network Commercial $1,030.20 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $1,042.32 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $1,090.80 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $1,090.80 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $1,090.80 ↑ +20%
Aetna Commercial $2,623.00 ↑ +189%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $3,634.00 ↑ +300%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $3,634.00 ↑ +300%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed HMO $3,634.00 ↑ +300%
Cigna OAP Commercial 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 —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Ghs change cysto/gastrost at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $4,236.84 $243.48 – $248.35
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $3,225.60 $243.48 – $248.35
Clermont Hospital Batavia $1,472.40 $243.48 – $248.35
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $553.80 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $553.80 $247.71 – $252.66
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $1,474.38 $247.71 – $252.66
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $186.47 $192.85 – $289.52
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