X-ray sinus tract/fistula/abscess 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

$944.25

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.

$1,259.00

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.

$96.57 with Aetna vs $1,133.10 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 $96.57 ↓ -90%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $327.29 ↓ -65%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $415.47 ↓ -56%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $450.72 ↓ -52%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed PPO $457.02 ↓ -52%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed HMO $462.05 ↓ -51%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $508.64 ↓ -46%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $516.95 ↓ -45%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $516.95 ↓ -45%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $516.95 ↓ -45%
Molina Medicare Advantage $516.95 ↓ -45%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $516.95 ↓ -45%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $516.95 ↓ -45%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $516.95 ↓ -45%
Humana Medicare Advantage $516.95 ↓ -45%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $516.95 ↓ -45%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $516.95 ↓ -45%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $516.95 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $516.95 ↓ -45%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $532.46 ↓ -44%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $542.80 ↓ -43%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $542.80 ↓ -43%
Anthem Commercial $579.14 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $579.14 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $579.14 ↓ -39%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $579.14 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $579.14 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $591.73 ↓ -37%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $629.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $629.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $629.50 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $642.09 ↓ -32%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $678.60 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $692.45 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $698.75 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare Commercial $754.14 ↓ -20%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $818.35 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $818.35 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $830.94 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio HMO $881.30 ↓ -7%
Ambetter Commercial $930.51 ↓ -1%
CareSource Marketplace $930.51 ↓ -1%
Beech Street Commercial $1,007.20 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $1,007.20 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $1,044.97 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $1,070.15 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $1,082.74 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $1,133.10 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $1,133.10 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $1,133.10 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Cigna OAP Commercial not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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