Abd paracentesis/w/o image guide 49082 at Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton)

630 Eaton Avenue, Hamilton, OH · Ketteringhealth · · NPI 1104867167

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$372.40

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.

$931.00

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.

$899.22 with Aetna vs $8,386.90 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
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $899.22 ↑ +141%
Molina Healthcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $944.18 ↑ +154%
Bcbs Anthem Pathway Hmox Exchange $1,356.30 ↑ +264%
Caresource Marketplace Exchange $1,389.74 ↑ +273%
Unitedhealthcare Exchange $1,395.32 ↑ +275%
Molina Healthcare Exchange $1,866.96 ↑ +401%
Buckeye Health Plan Ambetter Exchange $1,888.36 ↑ +407%
Custom Design Benefits Inc. All Commercial Plans $2,415.85 ↑ +549%
Bcbs Anthem - Blue Access/Blue Preferred Hmo/Ppo $3,125.35 ↑ +739%
Medical Mutual New Buisness Other Commercial Plan $4,830.00 ↑ +1197%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $6,165.00 ↑ +1555%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $6,636.00 ↑ +1682%
Unitedhealthcare Employee $6,636.00 ↑ +1682%
Medical Mutual Ppo $6,900.00 ↑ +1753%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $8,386.90 ↑ +2152%
Aetna New Business/Oh Ky Preferred Other Commercial Plan $8,386.90 ↑ +2152%

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Abd paracentesis/w/o image guide 49082 at other Ohio hospitals

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Kings Mills Hospital Mason $1,479.60 not published
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