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After cataract laser surgery at euclid hospital

18901 Lakeshore Boulevard, Euclid, OH · Cleveland Clinic · · NPI 1598719346

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 15, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$1,640.60

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.

$2,524.00

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.

$0.01 with UNITED vs $3,971.00 with AETNA — 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 ALL PRODUCTS $0.01 ↓ -100%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $277.68 ↓ -83%
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $292.29 ↓ -82%
Paramount Managed Medicaid $301.06 ↓ -82%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $306.90 ↓ -81%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $306.90 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $306.90 ↓ -81%
United BH Managed Medicaid $309.83 ↓ -81%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $312.75 ↓ -81%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $312.75 ↓ -81%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $321.52 ↓ -80%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $504.28 ↓ -69%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $508.57 ↓ -69%
OPTUM All Products VA $508.57 ↓ -69%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $508.57 ↓ -69%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $508.57 ↓ -69%
Valor HMO & PPO $520.34 ↓ -68%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $520.34 ↓ -68%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $520.34 ↓ -68%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $520.34 ↓ -68%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $520.34 ↓ -68%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $520.34 ↓ -68%
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $523.83 ↓ -68%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $535.95 ↓ -67%
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $546.36 ↓ -67%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $549.26 ↓ -67%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $561.97 ↓ -66%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $562.08 ↓ -66%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $572.37 ↓ -65%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $713.79 ↓ -56%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $807.68 ↓ -51%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $853.11 ↓ -48%
Summacare Preferred $883.40 ↓ -46%
Summacare PREMIER $961.64 ↓ -41%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $1,044.94 ↓ -36%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $1,135.80 ↓ -31%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $1,226.66 ↓ -25%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $1,262.00 ↓ -23%
MMO TRADITIONAL $1,320.05 ↓ -20%
MMO NASCO $1,320.05 ↓ -20%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $1,362.96 ↓ -17%
HEALTHSMART ALL PRODUCTS $1,388.20 ↓ -15%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $1,414.70 ↓ -14%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $1,428.58 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan ALL PRODUCTS $1,514.40 ↓ -8%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $1,514.40 ↓ -8%
THREE RIVERS ALL PRODUCTS $1,640.60 ↑ +0%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $1,766.80 ↑ +8%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $1,766.80 ↑ +8%
Quality Care Partners ALL PRODUCTS $1,766.80 ↑ +8%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $1,893.00 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $1,893.00 ↑ +15%
Humana Military ALL PRODUCTS $2,145.40 ↑ +31%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $2,271.60 ↑ +38%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $2,271.60 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $2,271.60 ↑ +38%
USA Managed Care ALL PRODUCTS $2,271.60 ↑ +38%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $2,271.60 ↑ +38%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $2,524.00 ↑ +54%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $2,593.00 ↑ +58%
AETNA Acop $3,265.00 ↑ +99%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $3,465.00 ↑ +111%
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $3,502.00 ↑ +113%
AETNA International $3,971.00 ↑ +142%
United BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant not published by hospital
AETNA NAP not published by hospital

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After cataract laser surgery at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,640.60 $0.01 – $2,271.60
avon hospital Avon $1,640.60 $0.01 – $2,271.60
fairview hospital Cleveland $1,640.60 $0.01 – $2,271.60
lutheran hospital Cleveland $1,640.60 $0.01 – $2,271.60
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $1,640.60 $0.01 – $2,271.60
marymount hospital Garfield Heights $1,640.60 $0.01 – $2,271.60
medina hospital Medina $1,640.60 $0.01 – $2,271.60
mercy hospital Canton $1,640.60 $0.01 – $2,271.60

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