Artery x-rays spine at University Hospitals Parma Medical Center

7007 Powers Boulevard, Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH · University Hospitals · · NPI 1164481677

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Ingested Aug 14, 2026

$4,294.50

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.

$5,726.00

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.

$370.62 with Aetna vs $9,475.98 with Ambetter — 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 Commercial $370.62 ↓ -91%
United Healthcare Commercial $759.00 ↓ -82%
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -79%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $1,740.70 ↓ -59%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $1,986.92 ↓ -54%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $2,210.24 ↓ -49%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $2,433.55 ↓ -43%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $2,633.96 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $2,633.96 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $2,633.96 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $2,748.48 ↓ -36%
Immergrun Commercial $2,863.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $2,863.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $2,863.00 ↓ -33%
Anthem Commercial $3,092.04 ↓ -28%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $3,103.49 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $3,149.30 ↓ -27%
Cigna Commercial $3,177.93 ↓ -26%
HealthSmart Commercial $3,721.90 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $3,721.90 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $3,779.16 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $4,008.20 ↓ -7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $4,580.80 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $4,580.80 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $4,752.58 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $4,867.10 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $4,924.36 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $5,153.40 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $5,153.40 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $5,153.40 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↑ +23%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↑ +23%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↑ +23%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↑ +23%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↑ +23%
Molina Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↑ +23%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↑ +23%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↑ +23%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↑ +23%
Humana Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↑ +23%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $5,264.43 ↑ +23%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $5,422.37 ↑ +26%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $5,527.65 ↑ +29%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $5,527.65 ↑ +29%
CareSource Marketplace $9,475.98 ↑ +121%
Ambetter Commercial $9,475.98 ↑ +121%
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Cigna OAP Commercial not published by hospital —

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