Magnesium sulfate 2 gram/50 ml (4 %) in water intravenous piggyback at Hardin Memorial Hospital
921 East Franklin Street, Kenton, OH · OhioHealth · · NPI 1437181518
$46.93
Cash price 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.
$72.20
Gross charge 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.
$0.83 with Caresource vs $3.19 with Bcbs — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Caresource | Exchange | $0.83 | ↓ -98% |
| Bcbs | Anthem Blue Access Hmo/Ppo | $3.19 | ↓ -93% |
| Bcbs | Anthem Traditional | $3.19 | ↓ -93% |
| Bcbs | Anthem Blue Connection Other Commercial Plan | $3.19 | ↓ -93% |
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Magnesium sulfate 2 gram/50 ml (4 %) in water intravenous piggyback at other Ohio hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Medical Center East | Steubenville | $42.66 | $0.49 – $1.54 |
| cleveland clinic main campus | Cleveland | $4.88 | $0.71 – $11.17 |
| University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center | Beachwood | $23.30 | $1.10 – $4.73 |
| University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center | Beachwood | $23.30 | $2.10 – $4.73 |
| University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center | Conneaut | $23.30 | $1.71 – $1.71 |
| University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center | Elyria | $23.30 | $0.96 – $0.96 |
| University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center | Chardon | $23.30 | $1.40 – $1.40 |
| University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center | Geneva | $23.30 | $1.58 – $1.58 |