Lactate dehydrogenase (ldh) 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

$65.25

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.

$87.00

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.

$6.04 with United Healthcare vs $73.80 with Ohio Health Choice — 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
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $6.04 ↓ -91%
Molina Medicare Advantage $6.04 ↓ -91%
Humana Medicare Advantage $6.04 ↓ -91%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $6.04 ↓ -91%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $6.04 ↓ -91%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $6.04 ↓ -91%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $6.04 ↓ -91%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $6.04 ↓ -91%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $6.04 ↓ -91%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $6.04 ↓ -91%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $6.04 ↓ -91%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $6.04 ↓ -91%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $6.22 ↓ -90%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $6.34 ↓ -90%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $6.34 ↓ -90%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $8.42 ↓ -87%
CareSource Marketplace $10.87 ↓ -83%
Ambetter Commercial $10.87 ↓ -83%
Aetna Commercial $14.49 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare Commercial $18.53 ↓ -72%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $18.53 ↓ -72%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $27.06 ↓ -59%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $29.36 ↓ -55%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed PPO $29.77 ↓ -54%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed HMO $30.09 ↓ -54%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $33.13 ↓ -49%
Anthem Commercial $37.72 ↓ -42%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $37.72 ↓ -42%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $37.72 ↓ -42%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $37.72 ↓ -42%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $37.72 ↓ -42%
JP Farley Commercial $38.54 ↓ -41%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $41.00 ↓ -37%
Immergrun Commercial $41.00 ↓ -37%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $41.00 ↓ -37%
SummaCare Commercial $41.82 ↓ -36%
AultCare Commercial $45.10 ↓ -31%
Cigna PPO Commercial $45.51 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Commercial $53.30 ↓ -18%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $53.30 ↓ -18%
The Health Plan Commercial $54.12 ↓ -17%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio HMO $57.40 ↓ -12%
Beech Street Commercial $65.60 ↑ +1%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $65.60 ↑ +1%
First Health Commercial $68.06 ↑ +4%
Century Health Network Commercial $69.70 ↑ +7%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $70.52 ↑ +8%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $73.80 ↑ +13%
MultiPlan Commercial $73.80 ↑ +13%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $73.80 ↑ +13%
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 —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $61.20 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $61.20 not published
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Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $61.20 not published
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