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Treat thigh fx growth plate 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

$1,815.75

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.

$2,421.00

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.

$866.72 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 $866.72 ↓ -52%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed PPO $878.82 ↓ -52%
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -50%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $915.00 ↓ -50%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,017.00 ↓ -44%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $1,113.66 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $1,113.66 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $1,113.66 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $1,113.66 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $1,137.87 ↓ -37%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $1,210.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $1,210.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $1,210.50 ↓ -33%
AultCare Commercial $1,331.55 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $1,343.66 ↓ -26%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $1,441.44 ↓ -21%
Anthem Commercial $1,486.00 ↓ -18%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -16%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -16%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -16%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -16%
Molina Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -16%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -16%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -16%
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -16%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -16%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -16%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -16%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $1,521.28 ↓ -16%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $1,566.92 ↓ -14%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $1,573.65 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $1,573.65 ↓ -13%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $1,597.35 ↓ -12%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $1,597.35 ↓ -12%
The Health Plan Commercial $1,597.86 ↓ -12%
Aetna Commercial $1,614.81 ↓ -11%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio HMO $1,694.70 ↓ -7%
Beech Street Commercial $1,936.80 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $1,936.80 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $2,009.43 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $2,057.85 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $2,082.06 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $2,178.90 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $2,178.90 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $2,178.90 ↑ +20%
CareSource Marketplace $2,738.31 ↑ +51%
Ambetter Commercial $2,738.31 ↑ +51%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $3,737.00 ↑ +106%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $3,737.00 ↑ +106%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed HMO $3,737.00 ↑ +106%
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
Humana 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
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital

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