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Assay of corticosterone 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

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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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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.

$19.19 with OPTUM vs $91.93 with CC EHP — 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

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

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
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $19.19
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.20
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $20.46
Paramount Managed Medicaid $20.81
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $21.21
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $21.21
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $21.21
United BH Managed Medicaid $21.41
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $21.61
UNITED Managed Medicaid $21.61
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $22.22
Valor HMO & PPO $22.52
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.52
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.52
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.52
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.52
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.52
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.52
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $22.52
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $22.52
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.52
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $23.20
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.20
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.65
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $24.32
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $24.32
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $24.77
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $45.04
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $50.67
AETNA International $50.73
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $91.93

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Assay of corticosterone at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $100.75 $11.12 – $139.50
akron general Akron not published $17.46 – $99.29
avon hospital Avon not published $18.73 – $91.93
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $30.58 – $35.41
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $18.02 – $91.93
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $17.16 – $91.93
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights not published $18.78 – $91.93
lodi hospital Lodi not published $11.60 – $33.92

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