Observation direct referral from physician office for admission at lodi hospital

225 Elyria Street, Lodi, OH · Cleveland Clinic · · NPI 1801807870

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 15, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$1,593.80

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.

$2,452.00

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.

$91.53 with OPTUM vs $2,206.80 with FrontPath — 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
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $91.53 ↓ -94%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $96.35 ↓ -94%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $96.35 ↓ -94%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $101.17 ↓ -94%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $101.17 ↓ -94%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $101.17 ↓ -94%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $105.99 ↓ -93%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $608.43 ↓ -62%
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant $613.10 ↓ -62%
OPTUM All Products VA $613.10 ↓ -62%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $693.43 ↓ -56%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $735.60 ↓ -54%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $735.60 ↓ -54%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $735.60 ↓ -54%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $784.64 ↓ -51%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $784.64 ↓ -51%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $784.64 ↓ -51%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $784.64 ↓ -51%
The Health Plan Secure Care $980.80 ↓ -38%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $1,103.40 ↓ -31%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $1,179.41 ↓ -26%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $1,191.67 ↓ -25%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $1,226.00 ↓ -23%
MMO TRADITIONAL $1,277.49 ↓ -20%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $1,324.08 ↓ -17%
ANTHEM HPN $1,338.79 ↓ -16%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $1,387.83 ↓ -13%
AETNA Acop $1,392.74 ↓ -13%
Summacare Preferred $1,412.35 ↓ -11%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $1,471.20 ↓ -8%
Summacare PREMIER $1,534.95 ↓ -4%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $1,557.02 ↓ -2%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $1,575.16 ↓ -1%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $1,624.20 ↑ +2%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $1,647.74 ↑ +3%
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $1,684.52 ↑ +6%
AETNA NAP $1,686.98 ↑ +6%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $1,696.78 ↑ +6%
AETNA International $1,701.69 ↑ +7%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $1,716.40 ↑ +8%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $1,716.40 ↑ +8%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $1,716.40 ↑ +8%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $1,839.00 ↑ +15%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $1,839.00 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan ALL PRODUCTS $1,961.60 ↑ +23%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $2,206.80 ↑ +38%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $2,206.80 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $2,206.80 ↑ +38%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $2,206.80 ↑ +38%
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE not published by hospital

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Observation direct referral from physician office for admission at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,593.80 $68.73 – $2,206.80
akron general Akron $1,593.80 $54.56 – $2,206.80
avon hospital Avon $1,593.80 $58.51 – $2,206.80
euclid hospital Euclid $1,593.80 $59.95 – $2,206.80
fairview hospital Cleveland $1,593.80 $56.32 – $2,206.80
lutheran hospital Cleveland $1,593.80 $53.61 – $2,206.80
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $1,593.80 $58.67 – $2,206.80
marymount hospital Garfield Heights $1,593.80 $52.93 – $2,206.80

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