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Bundled special stain group 2 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

$81.90

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.

$126.00

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.

$0.95 with AETNA vs $180.88 with ANTHEM — 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 Acop $0.95 ↓ -99%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $32.61 ↓ -60%
United BH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.33 ↓ -58%
Paramount Managed Medicaid $35.36 ↓ -57%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $35.63 ↓ -56%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $36.05 ↓ -56%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $36.05 ↓ -56%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $36.05 ↓ -56%
United BH Managed Medicaid $36.39 ↓ -56%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $36.73 ↓ -55%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $36.73 ↓ -55%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $37.76 ↓ -54%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $40.32 ↓ -51%
Summacare Preferred $44.10 ↓ -46%
Summacare PREMIER $48.01 ↓ -41%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $52.16 ↓ -36%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $53.07 ↓ -35%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $56.70 ↓ -31%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $60.88 ↓ -26%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $61.24 ↓ -25%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $63.00 ↓ -23%
MMO TRADITIONAL $65.90 ↓ -20%
MMO NASCO $65.90 ↓ -20%
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $67.69 ↓ -17%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $68.04 ↓ -17%
HEALTHSMART ALL PRODUCTS $69.30 ↓ -15%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $70.62 ↓ -14%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $71.32 ↓ -13%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $75.60 ↓ -8%
The Health Plan ALL PRODUCTS $75.60 ↓ -8%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $76.14 ↓ -7%
AETNA International $76.23 ↓ -7%
THREE RIVERS ALL PRODUCTS $81.90 ↑ +0%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $88.20 ↑ +8%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $88.20 ↑ +8%
Quality Care Partners ALL PRODUCTS $88.20 ↑ +8%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $94.50 ↑ +15%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $94.50 ↑ +15%
Humana Military ALL PRODUCTS $107.10 ↑ +31%
USA Managed Care ALL PRODUCTS $113.40 ↑ +38%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $113.40 ↑ +38%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $113.40 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $113.40 ↑ +38%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $113.40 ↑ +38%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $119.50 ↑ +46%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $119.50 ↑ +46%
OPTUM All Products VA $119.50 ↑ +46%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $119.50 ↑ +46%
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $123.08 ↑ +50%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $125.87 ↑ +54%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $125.87 ↑ +54%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $125.87 ↑ +54%
Valor HMO & PPO $125.87 ↑ +54%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $125.87 ↑ +54%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $125.87 ↑ +54%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $126.00 ↑ +54%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $126.00 ↑ +54%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $129.06 ↑ +58%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $129.65 ↑ +58%
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $132.17 ↑ +61%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $135.94 ↑ +66%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $137.34 ↑ +68%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $138.46 ↑ +69%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $180.88 ↑ +121%
AETNA NAP not published by hospital
United BH ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant not published by hospital

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Bundled special stain group 2 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $81.90 $1.10 – $125.87
akron general Akron $81.90 $0.95 – $129.65
avon hospital Avon $81.90 $0.95 – $138.46
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland $81.90 $35.63 – $113.40
fairview hospital Cleveland $81.90 $0.95 – $138.46
lutheran hospital Cleveland $81.90 $0.95 – $138.46
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $81.90 $0.95 – $138.46
lodi hospital Lodi $81.90 $35.63 – $113.40

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