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Cerebrospinal fld flw imag at University Hospitals Parma Medical Center
7007 Powers Boulevard, Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH · University Hospitals · · NPI 1164481677
$1,215.75
Cash price 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.
$1,621.00
Gross charge 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.
$492.78 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $4,400.00 with Cigna — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Medical Mutual of Ohio | Northern Ohio Commercial | $492.78 | ↓ -59% |
| Molina | Medicare Advantage | $513.69 | ↓ -58% |
| Anthem | Medicare Advantage | $513.69 | ↓ -58% |
| Primetime Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $513.69 | ↓ -58% |
| WellCare by AllWell | Medicare Advantage | $513.69 | ↓ -58% |
| Cigna | Medicare Advantage | $513.69 | ↓ -58% |
| Medical Mutual of Ohio | Medicare Advantage | $513.69 | ↓ -58% |
| SummaCare | Medicare Advantage | $513.69 | ↓ -58% |
| Devoted Health | Medicare Advantage | $513.69 | ↓ -58% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $513.69 | ↓ -58% |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $513.69 | ↓ -58% |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $513.69 | ↓ -58% |
| The Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $513.69 | ↓ -58% |
| Paramount | Medicare Advantage | $529.10 | ↓ -56% |
| Valor Health Plans | Medicare Advantage | $539.38 | ↓ -56% |
| Perennial Advantage of Ohio | Medicare Advantage | $539.38 | ↓ -56% |
| Medical Mutual of Ohio | MedFlex Commercial | $562.49 | ↓ -54% |
| Medical Mutual of Ohio | SuperMed Commercial | $625.71 | ↓ -49% |
| Medical Mutual of Ohio | NAS Commercial | $688.93 | ↓ -43% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $727.83 | ↓ -40% |
| Aetna | Commercial | $735.81 | ↓ -39% |
| Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan | Fund | $745.66 | ↓ -39% |
| Amish Aid Community Plan | Fund | $745.66 | ↓ -39% |
| Buckeye Plain Ministries | Fund | $745.66 | ↓ -39% |
| JP Farley | Commercial | $778.08 | ↓ -36% |
| Immergrun | Commercial | $810.50 | ↓ -33% |
| Christian Healthcare Ministries | Fund | $810.50 | ↓ -33% |
| Sunrise Plain Communities | Fund | $810.50 | ↓ -33% |
| SummaCare | Commercial | $826.71 | ↓ -32% |
| Anthem | Commercial | $875.34 | ↓ -28% |
| Anthem | Traditional Commercial | $878.58 | ↓ -28% |
| AultCare | Commercial | $891.55 | ↓ -27% |
| Cigna | Commercial | $899.66 | ↓ -26% |
| CareSource | Marketplace | $924.64 | ↓ -24% |
| Ambetter | Commercial | $924.64 | ↓ -24% |
| Ohio Health Choice | Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial | $1,053.65 | ↓ -13% |
| HealthSmart | Commercial | $1,053.65 | ↓ -13% |
| The Health Plan | Commercial | $1,069.86 | ↓ -12% |
| Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio | Commercial | $1,134.70 | ↓ -7% |
| Ohio Preferred Network | Commercial | $1,296.80 | ↑ +7% |
| Beech Street | Commercial | $1,296.80 | ↑ +7% |
| First Health | Commercial | $1,345.43 | ↑ +11% |
| Century Health Network | Commercial | $1,377.85 | ↑ +13% |
| Private Healthcare System | Commercial | $1,394.06 | ↑ +15% |
| Ohio Health Choice | Commercial | $1,458.90 | ↑ +20% |
| Fortified Provider Network | Commercial | $1,458.90 | ↑ +20% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial | $1,458.90 | ↑ +20% |
| Cigna | OAP Commercial | $4,400.00 | ↑ +262% |
| Humana | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| Amerihealth Caritas | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| Buckeye | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| Aetna (Ohio Rise) | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| CareSource | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| United Healthcare | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| Molina | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
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Cerebrospinal fld flw imag at other Ohio hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center | Geneva | $1,124.25 | $299.80 – $1,349.10 |
| University Hospitals St. John Medical Center | Westlake OH | $1,215.75 | $397.15 – $1,458.90 |
| University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center | Ashland | $612.00 | $526.57 – $947.83 |
| University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center | Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road | $1,215.75 | $513.69 – $924.64 |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center | Ravenna OH 44266 | $1,215.75 | $554.73 – $998.51 |
| University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center | Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road | $1,215.75 | $513.69 – $924.64 |