Observation per hour 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

$79.69

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.

$122.60

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.

$45.36 with UHC VA CCN vs $363.00 with MOLINA EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER 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
UHC VA CCN UHC VA CCN $45.36 ↓ -43%
MOLINA MEDICARE MOLINA MEDICARE $45.36 ↓ -43%
UHC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $45.36 ↓ -43%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADV ANTHEM MEDICARE ADV $45.36 ↓ -43%
DEVOTED MEDICARE ADV - ALL PLANS DEVOTED MEDICARE ADV - ALL PLANS $45.36 ↓ -43%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADV HUMANA MEDICARE ADV $45.82 ↓ -43%
BUCKEYE MEDICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS BUCKEYE MEDICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $45.82 ↓ -43%
AETNA MEDICARE ADV AETNA MEDICARE ADV $46.22 ↓ -42%
MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO - MEDICARE MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO - MEDICARE $46.27 ↓ -42%
CARESOURCE MARKETPLACE - ALL OTHER PLANS CARESOURCE MARKETPLACE - ALL OTHER PLANS $56.70 ↓ -29%
OHIOHEALTHY PREFERRED OHIOHEALTHY PREFERRED $91.95 ↑ +15%
OHIOHEALTHY NETWORK - ALL OTHER PLANS OHIOHEALTHY NETWORK - ALL OTHER PLANS $91.95 ↑ +15%
MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO MARKETPLACE MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO MARKETPLACE $91.95 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $94.65 ↑ +19%
MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $99.31 ↑ +25%
UHC COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $100.41 ↑ +26%
MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO - ADMIN SERV MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO - ADMIN SERV $104.21 ↑ +31%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $105.44 ↑ +32%
PHCS - ALL PLANS PHCS - ALL PLANS $112.79 ↑ +42%
HUMANA - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA - ALL OTHER PLANS $114.02 ↑ +43%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $115.24 ↑ +45%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $116.47 ↑ +46%
HEALTHSTAR COMM - ALL PLANS HEALTHSTAR COMM - ALL PLANS $117.70 ↑ +48%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $118.92 ↑ +49%
CARESOURCE MEDICAID CARESOURCE MEDICAID $220.00 ↑ +176%
BUCKEYE MEDICAID BUCKEYE MEDICAID $220.00 ↑ +176%
PARAMOUNT MEDICAID - ALL PLANS PARAMOUNT MEDICAID - ALL PLANS $220.00 ↑ +176%
UHC MEDICAID UHC MEDICAID $220.00 ↑ +176%
ANTHEM MEDICAID ANTHEM MEDICAID $222.20 ↑ +179%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $224.40 ↑ +182%
AMERIHEALTH CARITAS - ALL PLANS AMERIHEALTH CARITAS - ALL PLANS $226.60 ↑ +184%
HUMANA MEDICAID HUMANA MEDICAID $226.60 ↑ +184%
MOLINA EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS $363.00 ↑ +356%

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Observation per hour at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin $79.30 not published
Shelby Hospital Shelby $86.45 not published
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Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge $44.20 not published
Doctors Hospital Columbus $79.30 not published
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