Conversion ext bil drg cath at Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore)

4000 Miamisburg-Centerville Road, Miamisburg, OH · Ketteringhealth · · NPI 1316966518

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

$2,121.20

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.

$5,303.00

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.

$3,549.75 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 $3,549.75 ↑ +67%
Molina Healthcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $3,727.24 ↑ +76%
Medical Mutual New Business Other Commercial Plan $4,830.00 ↑ +128%
Bcbs Anthem Pathway Hmox Exchange $5,384.19 ↑ +154%
Caresource Marketplace Exchange $5,486.14 ↑ +159%
Unitedhealthcare Exchange $5,508.14 ↑ +160%
Medical Mutual Supermed Ppo $6,900.00 ↑ +225%
Molina Healthcare Exchange $7,369.99 ↑ +247%
Buckeye Health Plan Ambetter Exchange $7,454.47 ↑ +251%
Aetna New Business/Oh Ky Preferred Other Commercial Plan $8,386.90 ↑ +295%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $8,386.90 ↑ +295%
Custom Design Benefits Inc. All Commercial Plans $9,536.75 ↑ +350%
Unitedhealthcare Employee $10,499.00 ↑ +395%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $10,499.00 ↑ +395%
Bcbs Anthem - Blue Access/Blue Preferred Hmo/Ppo $12,406.91 ↑ +485%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $22,431.00 ↑ +957%

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Conversion ext bil drg cath at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $4,454.40 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $4,454.40 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $4,122.00 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $4,122.00 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $4,454.40 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $5,451.60 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $2,149.86 $2,601.00 – $3,468.00
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