Opn mpltj hpglsl nstm ary pg 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

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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.

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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.

$8,386.90 with Aetna vs $104,775.70 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.

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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 New Business/Oh Ky Preferred Other Commercial Plan $8,386.90
Aetna All Commercial Plans $8,386.90
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $30,111.00
Unitedhealthcare Employee $30,111.00
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $30,404.36
Molina Healthcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $31,924.58
Bcbs Anthem Pathway Hmox Exchange $45,469.24
Caresource Marketplace Exchange $46,989.94
Unitedhealthcare Exchange $47,178.45
Molina Healthcare Exchange $63,125.54
Buckeye Health Plan Ambetter Exchange $63,849.16
Custom Design Benefits Inc. All Commercial Plans $81,684.36
Bcbs Anthem - Blue Access/Blue Preferred Hmo/Ppo $104,775.70

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Opn mpltj hpglsl nstm ary pg at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $90,710.17 $30,071.45 – $30,672.88
Clermont Hospital Batavia $91,960.25 $30,071.45 – $30,672.88
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $101,185.86 $30,593.52 – $31,205.39
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $106,285.84 $30,593.52 – $31,205.39
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $3,640.00 $1.10 – $29,193.76
akron general Akron $3,640.00 $1.10 – $30,409.55
mercy hospital Canton $3,640.00 $1.10 – $30,069.57
Fairfield Hospital Fairfield $101,635.58 $30,593.52 – $31,205.39

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