X-ray abdomen >=3 views 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

$502.50

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.

$670.00

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.

$82.92 with Aetna vs $603.00 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
Aetna Commercial $82.92 ↓ -83%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -80%
Humana Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -80%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -80%
Molina Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -80%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -80%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -80%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -80%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -80%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -80%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -80%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $98.91 ↓ -80%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $101.88 ↓ -80%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $103.85 ↓ -79%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $103.85 ↓ -79%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $161.25 ↓ -68%
CareSource Marketplace $178.03 ↓ -65%
Ambetter Commercial $178.03 ↓ -65%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $221.10 ↓ -56%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $239.86 ↓ -52%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed PPO $243.21 ↓ -52%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed HMO $245.89 ↓ -51%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $270.68 ↓ -46%
Anthem Commercial $308.20 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $308.20 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $308.20 ↓ -39%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $308.20 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $308.20 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $314.90 ↓ -37%
Immergrun Commercial $335.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $335.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $335.00 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $341.70 ↓ -32%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $361.13 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $368.50 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $371.85 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare Commercial $401.33 ↓ -20%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $435.50 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $435.50 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $442.20 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio HMO $469.00 ↓ -7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $536.00 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $536.00 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $556.10 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $569.50 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $576.20 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $603.00 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $603.00 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $603.00 ↑ +20%
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Cigna OAP Commercial not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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X-ray abdomen >=3 views at other Ohio hospitals

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Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $265.80 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $265.80 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $134.40 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $282.00 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $69.00 not published
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