Carotene 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

$86.97

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.

$133.80

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.

$4.56 with ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $129.79 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
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.56 ↓ -95%
PARAMOUNT MEDICAID - ALL PLANS PARAMOUNT MEDICAID - ALL PLANS $14.45 ↓ -83%
CARESOURCE MEDICAID CARESOURCE MEDICAID $14.45 ↓ -83%
UHC MEDICAID UHC MEDICAID $14.45 ↓ -83%
BUCKEYE MEDICAID BUCKEYE MEDICAID $14.45 ↓ -83%
ANTHEM MEDICAID ANTHEM MEDICAID $14.59 ↓ -83%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $14.73 ↓ -83%
AMERIHEALTH CARITAS - ALL PLANS AMERIHEALTH CARITAS - ALL PLANS $14.88 ↓ -83%
HUMANA MEDICAID HUMANA MEDICAID $14.88 ↓ -83%
MOLINA EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS $23.83 ↓ -73%
UHC VA CCN UHC VA CCN $49.51 ↓ -43%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADV ANTHEM MEDICARE ADV $49.51 ↓ -43%
DEVOTED MEDICARE ADV - ALL PLANS DEVOTED MEDICARE ADV - ALL PLANS $49.51 ↓ -43%
MOLINA MEDICARE MOLINA MEDICARE $49.51 ↓ -43%
UHC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $49.51 ↓ -43%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADV HUMANA MEDICARE ADV $50.00 ↓ -43%
BUCKEYE MEDICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS BUCKEYE MEDICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $50.00 ↓ -43%
AETNA MEDICARE ADV AETNA MEDICARE ADV $50.44 ↓ -42%
MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO - MEDICARE MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO - MEDICARE $50.50 ↓ -42%
CARESOURCE MARKETPLACE - ALL OTHER PLANS CARESOURCE MARKETPLACE - ALL OTHER PLANS $61.88 ↓ -29%
OHIOHEALTHY NETWORK - ALL OTHER PLANS OHIOHEALTHY NETWORK - ALL OTHER PLANS $100.35 ↑ +15%
MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO MARKETPLACE MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO MARKETPLACE $100.35 ↑ +15%
OHIOHEALTHY PREFERRED OHIOHEALTHY PREFERRED $100.35 ↑ +15%
MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $108.38 ↑ +25%
UHC COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $109.58 ↑ +26%
MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO - ADMIN SERV MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO - ADMIN SERV $113.73 ↑ +31%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $115.07 ↑ +32%
PHCS - ALL PLANS PHCS - ALL PLANS $123.10 ↑ +42%
HUMANA - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA - ALL OTHER PLANS $124.43 ↑ +43%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $125.77 ↑ +45%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $127.11 ↑ +46%
HEALTHSTAR COMM - ALL PLANS HEALTHSTAR COMM - ALL PLANS $128.45 ↑ +48%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $129.79 ↑ +49%

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Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $93.24 $4.56 – $125.96
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