Smear special stain inclusion bodies/parasites 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

$87.69

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.

$134.90

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.

$2.96 with ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $130.85 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 $2.96 ↓ -97%
PARAMOUNT MEDICAID - ALL PLANS PARAMOUNT MEDICAID - ALL PLANS $20.45 ↓ -77%
CARESOURCE MEDICAID CARESOURCE MEDICAID $20.45 ↓ -77%
UHC MEDICAID UHC MEDICAID $20.45 ↓ -77%
BUCKEYE MEDICAID BUCKEYE MEDICAID $20.45 ↓ -77%
ANTHEM MEDICAID ANTHEM MEDICAID $20.66 ↓ -76%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $20.86 ↓ -76%
AMERIHEALTH CARITAS - ALL PLANS AMERIHEALTH CARITAS - ALL PLANS $21.07 ↓ -76%
HUMANA MEDICAID HUMANA MEDICAID $21.07 ↓ -76%
MOLINA EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS $33.75 ↓ -62%
UHC VA CCN UHC VA CCN $49.91 ↓ -43%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADV ANTHEM MEDICARE ADV $49.91 ↓ -43%
DEVOTED MEDICARE ADV - ALL PLANS DEVOTED MEDICARE ADV - ALL PLANS $49.91 ↓ -43%
MOLINA MEDICARE MOLINA MEDICARE $49.91 ↓ -43%
UHC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UHC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $49.91 ↓ -43%
HUMANA MEDICARE ADV HUMANA MEDICARE ADV $50.41 ↓ -43%
BUCKEYE MEDICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS BUCKEYE MEDICARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $50.41 ↓ -43%
AETNA MEDICARE ADV AETNA MEDICARE ADV $50.86 ↓ -42%
MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO - MEDICARE MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO - MEDICARE $50.91 ↓ -42%
CARESOURCE MARKETPLACE - ALL OTHER PLANS CARESOURCE MARKETPLACE - ALL OTHER PLANS $62.39 ↓ -29%
OHIOHEALTHY NETWORK - ALL OTHER PLANS OHIOHEALTHY NETWORK - ALL OTHER PLANS $101.18 ↑ +15%
MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO MARKETPLACE MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO MARKETPLACE $101.18 ↑ +15%
OHIOHEALTHY PREFERRED OHIOHEALTHY PREFERRED $101.18 ↑ +15%
MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $109.27 ↑ +25%
UHC COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $110.48 ↑ +26%
MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO - ADMIN SERV MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO - ADMIN SERV $114.67 ↑ +31%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $116.01 ↑ +32%
PHCS - ALL PLANS PHCS - ALL PLANS $124.11 ↑ +42%
HUMANA - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA - ALL OTHER PLANS $125.46 ↑ +43%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $126.81 ↑ +45%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $128.16 ↑ +46%
HEALTHSTAR COMM - ALL PLANS HEALTHSTAR COMM - ALL PLANS $129.50 ↑ +48%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $130.85 ↑ +49%

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