healthcosts.net

Ndsc dcmprn 1 ntrspc lumbar at medina hospital

1000 East Washington Street, Medina, OH · Cleveland Clinic · · NPI 1083696710

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 15, 2026 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$32,039.80

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$49,292.00

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$3,045.61 with OPTUM vs $49,292.00 with AETNA — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $3,045.61 ↓ -90%
Paramount Managed Medicaid $3,302.09 ↓ -90%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $3,366.21 ↓ -89%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $3,366.21 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $3,366.21 ↓ -89%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $3,430.32 ↓ -89%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $3,430.32 ↓ -89%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $3,526.50 ↓ -89%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,622.52 ↓ -79%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO $6,622.52 ↓ -79%
OPTUM All Products VA $6,622.52 ↓ -79%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $6,622.52 ↓ -79%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,622.52 ↓ -79%
OPTUM Medicare Advantage Transplant $6,622.52 ↓ -79%
MMO Medicare Advantage PPO $6,821.20 ↓ -79%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,864.94 ↓ -79%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,864.94 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,864.94 ↓ -79%
DEVOTED HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,864.94 ↓ -79%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,864.94 ↓ -79%
Valor HMO & PPO $6,864.94 ↓ -79%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,070.89 ↓ -78%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,152.33 ↓ -78%
CommuniCare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,208.19 ↓ -78%
AETNA Asa_Whirlpool_Peia $7,310.00 ↓ -77%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $7,414.13 ↓ -77%
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $7,551.43 ↓ -76%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $7,551.43 ↓ -76%
AETNA International $8,288.00 ↓ -74%
AETNA Acop $8,422.00 ↓ -74%
UNITED ALL PRODUCTS $8,434.00 ↓ -74%
ANTHEM HPN $12,632.17 ↓ -61%
OSCAR ALL PRODUCTS $13,939.78 ↓ -56%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $15,750.91 ↓ -51%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $15,768.76 ↓ -51%
PHP ALL PRODUCTS $15,773.44 ↓ -51%
PHPHI ALL PRODUCTS $15,773.44 ↓ -51%
CC EHP ALL PRODUCTS $16,660.70 ↓ -48%
Summacare Preferred $17,252.20 ↓ -46%
Summacare PREMIER $18,780.25 ↓ -41%
Amish Community Aid Plan ALL PRODUCTS $22,181.40 ↓ -31%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $22,329.28 ↓ -30%
CIGNA ALL PRODUCTS $23,265.82 ↓ -27%
OHCP ALL PRODUCTS $23,955.91 ↓ -25%
OMAS ALL PRODUCTS $24,646.00 ↓ -23%
MMO TRADITIONAL $25,779.72 ↓ -20%
MMO NASCO $25,779.72 ↓ -20%
Ohio Healthy TRANSPLANT $26,617.68 ↓ -17%
HEALTHSMART ALL PRODUCTS $27,110.60 ↓ -15%
ANTHEM TRADITIONAL $27,490.15 ↓ -14%
OPTUM All Products Transplant $27,899.27 ↓ -13%
UPMC ALL PRODUCTS $29,575.20 ↓ -8%
Medical Benefit Corp Transplant SMCP $34,504.40 ↑ +8%
The Health Plan Secure Care $34,504.40 ↑ +8%
Quality Care Partners ALL PRODUCTS $34,504.40 ↑ +8%
GMS ALL PRODUCTS $34,504.40 ↑ +8%
AETNA ALL PRODUCTS $36,969.00 ↑ +15%
Consociate Health ALL PRODUCTS $36,969.00 ↑ +15%
The Health Plan ALL PRODUCTS $43,376.96 ↑ +35%
Tertiary Care Network TRANSPLANT $44,362.80 ↑ +38%
FrontPath TRANSPLANT $44,362.80 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN ALL PRODUCTS $44,362.80 ↑ +38%
Managed Care Services TRANSPLANT $44,362.80 ↑ +38%
AETNA Qhp/Ipf $49,292.00 ↑ +54%
AETNA NAP not published by hospital

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Ndsc dcmprn 1 ntrspc lumbar at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $32,039.80 $1.10 – $44,362.80
akron general Akron $3,845.40 $1.10 – $7,551.43
avon hospital Avon $32,039.80 $2,593.00 – $44,362.80
euclid hospital Euclid $32,039.80 $2,593.00 – $44,362.80
fairview hospital Cleveland $32,039.80 $3,123.59 – $44,362.80
lutheran hospital Cleveland $32,039.80 $2,593.00 – $44,362.80
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $32,039.80 $3,254.29 – $44,362.80
marymount hospital Garfield Heights $32,039.80 $2,593.00 – $44,362.80

All Ohio hospitals for this procedure →