Inj, meropenem (b. braun) 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

not published by hospital

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

not published by hospital

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$3.93 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $14.63 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $3.93
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $4.37
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $4.81
Cigna OAP Commercial $14.63

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Inj, meropenem (b. braun) at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
akron general Akron $69.99 $2.17 – $66.42
avon hospital Avon $69.99 $3.58 – $66.42
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland $69.99 $13.40 – $66.42
euclid hospital Euclid $69.99 $2.02 – $66.42
fairview hospital Cleveland $69.99 $2.02 – $66.42
lutheran hospital Cleveland $69.99 $3.58 – $66.42
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $69.99 $2.02 – $66.42
lodi hospital Lodi $69.99 $12.83 – $66.42

All Ohio hospitals for this procedure →