Ext ecg>48hr<7d scan a/r 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

$238.50

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.

$318.00

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.

$96.67 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $1,210.00 with United Healthcare — 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
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $96.67 ↓ -59%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $110.35 ↓ -54%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $122.75 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $125.87 ↓ -47%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $125.87 ↓ -47%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $125.87 ↓ -47%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $125.87 ↓ -47%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $125.87 ↓ -47%
Molina Medicare Advantage $125.87 ↓ -47%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $125.87 ↓ -47%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $125.87 ↓ -47%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $125.87 ↓ -47%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $125.87 ↓ -47%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $125.87 ↓ -47%
Humana Medicare Advantage $125.87 ↓ -47%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $129.65 ↓ -46%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $132.17 ↓ -45%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $132.17 ↓ -45%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $135.15 ↓ -43%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $146.28 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $146.28 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $146.28 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $152.64 ↓ -36%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $159.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $159.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $159.00 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $162.18 ↓ -32%
Anthem Commercial $171.72 ↓ -28%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $172.36 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $174.90 ↓ -27%
Cigna Commercial $176.49 ↓ -26%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $206.70 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $206.70 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $209.88 ↓ -12%
Aetna Commercial $212.11 ↓ -11%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $222.60 ↓ -7%
CareSource Marketplace $226.57 ↓ -5%
Ambetter Commercial $226.57 ↓ -5%
Beech Street Commercial $254.40 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $254.40 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $263.94 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $270.30 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $273.48 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $286.20 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $286.20 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $286.20 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,210.00 ↑ +407%
United Healthcare 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 —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Cigna OAP Commercial not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Ext ecg>48hr<7d scan a/r at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $481.65 $86.64 – $666.90
akron general Akron $240.50 $1.10 – $333.00
mercy hospital Canton $240.50 $1.10 – $333.00
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $238.50 $70.28 – $286.20
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $238.50 $125.87 – $318.81
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $220.50 not published
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $238.50 $125.87 – $226.57
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $238.50 $125.87 – $226.57

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