Warde immunofixation electrophoresis urine 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

$349.50

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.

$466.00

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.

$29.35 with United Healthcare vs $419.40 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 $29.35 ↓ -92%
Molina Medicare Advantage $29.35 ↓ -92%
Humana Medicare Advantage $29.35 ↓ -92%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $29.35 ↓ -92%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $29.35 ↓ -92%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $29.35 ↓ -92%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $29.35 ↓ -92%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $29.35 ↓ -92%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $29.35 ↓ -92%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $29.35 ↓ -92%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $29.35 ↓ -92%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $29.35 ↓ -92%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $30.23 ↓ -91%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $30.82 ↓ -91%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $30.82 ↓ -91%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $40.94 ↓ -88%
CareSource Marketplace $52.83 ↓ -85%
Ambetter Commercial $52.83 ↓ -85%
Aetna Commercial $70.44 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Commercial $90.09 ↓ -74%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $90.09 ↓ -74%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $153.78 ↓ -56%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $166.83 ↓ -52%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed PPO $169.16 ↓ -52%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed HMO $171.02 ↓ -51%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $188.26 ↓ -46%
Anthem Commercial $214.36 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $214.36 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $214.36 ↓ -39%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $214.36 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $214.36 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $219.02 ↓ -37%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $233.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $233.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $233.00 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $237.66 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $256.30 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $258.63 ↓ -26%
HealthSmart Commercial $302.90 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $302.90 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $307.56 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio HMO $326.20 ↓ -7%
Beech Street Commercial $372.80 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $372.80 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $386.78 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $396.10 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $400.76 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $419.40 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $419.40 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $419.40 ↑ +20%
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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