Abdominal paracentesis w/image guidance at Morrow County Hospital

651 W Marion Rd, Mount Gilead, OH · OhioHealth · · NPI 1790775161

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Oct 22, 2025 · Ingested Sep 7, 2026

$1,036.62

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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$1,594.80

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.

$283.76 with CARESOURCE MEDICAID vs $1,546.96 with BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS — 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
CARESOURCE MEDICAID CARESOURCE MEDICAID $283.76 ↓ -73%
BUCKEYE MEDICAID BUCKEYE MEDICAID $283.76 ↓ -73%
PARAMOUNT MEDICAID - ALL PLANS PARAMOUNT MEDICAID - ALL PLANS $567.53 ↓ -45%
UHC MEDICAID UHC MEDICAID $567.53 ↓ -45%
ANTHEM MEDICAID ANTHEM MEDICAID $573.20 ↓ -45%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $578.88 ↓ -44%
AMERIHEALTH CARITAS - ALL PLANS AMERIHEALTH CARITAS - ALL PLANS $584.56 ↓ -44%
HUMANA MEDICAID HUMANA MEDICAID $584.56 ↓ -44%
UHC VA CCN UHC VA CCN $590.08 ↓ -43%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADV ANTHEM MEDICARE ADV $590.08 ↓ -43%
DEVOTED MEDICARE ADV - ALL PLANS DEVOTED MEDICARE ADV - ALL PLANS $590.08 ↓ -43%
MOLINA MEDICARE MOLINA MEDICARE $590.08 ↓ -43%
UHC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $590.08 ↓ -43%
BUCKEYE MEDICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS BUCKEYE MEDICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $595.98 ↓ -43%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADV HUMANA MEDICARE ADV $595.98 ↓ -43%
AETNA MEDICARE ADV AETNA MEDICARE ADV $601.24 ↓ -42%
MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO - MEDICARE MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO - MEDICARE $601.88 ↓ -42%
CARESOURCE MARKETPLACE - ALL OTHER PLANS CARESOURCE MARKETPLACE - ALL OTHER PLANS $737.60 ↓ -29%
MOLINA EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS $936.42 ↓ -10%
OHIOHEALTHY NETWORK - ALL OTHER PLANS OHIOHEALTHY NETWORK - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,196.10 ↑ +15%
MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO MARKETPLACE MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO MARKETPLACE $1,196.10 ↑ +15%
OHIOHEALTHY PREFERRED OHIOHEALTHY PREFERRED $1,196.10 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,231.19 ↑ +19%
MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,291.79 ↑ +25%
UHC COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,306.14 ↑ +26%
MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO - ADMIN SERV MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO - ADMIN SERV $1,355.58 ↑ +31%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,371.53 ↑ +32%
PHCS - ALL PLANS PHCS - ALL PLANS $1,467.22 ↑ +42%
HUMANA - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,483.16 ↑ +43%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $1,499.11 ↑ +45%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $1,515.06 ↑ +46%
HEALTHSTAR COMM - ALL PLANS HEALTHSTAR COMM - ALL PLANS $1,531.01 ↑ +48%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $1,546.96 ↑ +49%

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Abdominal paracentesis w/image guidance at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $1,432.75 $192.85 – $1,853.39
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $2,803.45 $0.01 – $3,881.70
akron general Akron $2,803.45 $0.01 – $3,881.70
avon hospital Avon $2,803.45 $0.01 – $3,881.70
euclid hospital Euclid $2,803.45 $0.01 – $3,881.70
fairview hospital Cleveland $2,803.45 $0.01 – $3,881.70
lutheran hospital Cleveland $2,803.45 $0.01 – $3,881.70
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $2,803.45 $0.01 – $3,881.70

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