Insertion catheter pleural indwelling tunneled with cuff 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

$4,782.00

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.

$6,376.00

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.

$900.00 with SummaCare vs $7,059.00 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
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -81%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $2,282.61 ↓ -52%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed PPO $2,314.49 ↓ -52%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $2,550.40 ↓ -47%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $2,932.96 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $2,932.96 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $2,932.96 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $2,996.72 ↓ -37%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $3,091.54 ↓ -35%
Anthem Commercial $3,091.54 ↓ -35%
Immergrun Commercial $3,188.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $3,188.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $3,188.00 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $3,387.33 ↓ -29%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $3,387.33 ↓ -29%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $3,387.33 ↓ -29%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $3,387.33 ↓ -29%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $3,387.33 ↓ -29%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,387.33 ↓ -29%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $3,387.33 ↓ -29%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $3,387.33 ↓ -29%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,387.33 ↓ -29%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,387.33 ↓ -29%
Molina Medicare Advantage $3,387.33 ↓ -29%
Humana Medicare Advantage $3,387.33 ↓ -29%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $3,488.95 ↓ -27%
AultCare Commercial $3,506.80 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $3,538.68 ↓ -26%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $3,556.70 ↓ -26%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $3,556.70 ↓ -26%
Aetna Commercial $3,710.00 ↓ -22%
HealthSmart Commercial $4,144.40 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $4,144.40 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $4,208.16 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio HMO $4,463.20 ↓ -7%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $4,573.00 ↓ -4%
United Healthcare Commercial $5,081.00 ↑ +6%
Beech Street Commercial $5,100.80 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $5,100.80 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $5,292.08 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $5,419.60 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $5,483.36 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $5,738.40 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $5,738.40 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $5,738.40 ↑ +20%
CareSource Marketplace $6,097.20 ↑ +28%
Ambetter Commercial $6,097.20 ↑ +28%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $7,059.00 ↑ +48%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $7,059.00 ↑ +48%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed HMO $7,059.00 ↑ +48%
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Cigna OAP Commercial not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Insertion catheter pleural indwelling tunneled with cuff at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $4,197.60 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $4,197.60 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $4,197.60 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $4,197.60 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $4,197.60 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $7,581.60 not published
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