Ablate pulm tumor perq rf at Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering)

3535 Southern Boulevard, Kettering, OH · Ketteringhealth · · NPI 1043233984

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

$7,565.20

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.

$18,913.00

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.

$5,956.71 with Aetna vs $22,431.00 with Cigna — 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 $5,956.71 ↓ -21%
Molina Healthcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $6,254.55 ↓ -17%
Bcbs Anthem Pathway Hmox Exchange $8,908.17 ↑ +18%
Caresource Marketplace Exchange $9,206.10 ↑ +22%
Unitedhealthcare Exchange $9,243.03 ↑ +22%
Molina Healthcare Exchange $12,367.32 ↑ +63%
Buckeye Health Plan Ambetter Exchange $12,509.09 ↑ +65%
Aetna New Business/Oh Ky Preferred Other Commercial Plan $14,014.53 ↑ +85%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $14,014.53 ↑ +85%
Custom Design Benefits Inc. All Commercial Plans $16,003.30 ↑ +112%
Unitedhealthcare Employee $18,211.00 ↑ +141%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $18,211.00 ↑ +141%
Bcbs Anthem - Blue Access/Blue Preferred Hmo/Ppo $20,527.27 ↑ +171%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $22,431.00 ↑ +197%

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Ablate pulm tumor perq rf at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $5,652.60 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $5,652.60 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $5,652.60 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $5,652.60 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $8,028.00 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $3,530.53 $4,271.40 – $5,695.20
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $17,444.70 $0.01 – $24,154.20
akron general Akron $17,444.70 $0.01 – $24,154.20

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