Pyruvate 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

$108.75

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.

Full explanation →

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

$145.00

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.

Full explanation →

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

$5.14 with Anthem vs $130.50 with Ohio Health Choice — 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
Anthem Commercial $5.14 ↓ -95%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $14.48 ↓ -87%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $14.48 ↓ -87%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $14.48 ↓ -87%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $14.48 ↓ -87%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $14.48 ↓ -87%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $14.48 ↓ -87%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $14.48 ↓ -87%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $14.48 ↓ -87%
Molina Medicare Advantage $14.48 ↓ -87%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $14.48 ↓ -87%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $14.48 ↓ -87%
Humana Medicare Advantage $14.48 ↓ -87%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $14.91 ↓ -86%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $15.20 ↓ -86%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $15.20 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Commercial $21.32 ↓ -80%
Ambetter Commercial $26.06 ↓ -76%
CareSource Marketplace $26.06 ↓ -76%
Aetna Commercial $34.74 ↓ -68%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $44.08 ↓ -59%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $50.32 ↓ -54%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $55.97 ↓ -49%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $61.63 ↓ -43%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $66.70 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $66.70 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $66.70 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $69.60 ↓ -36%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $72.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $72.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $72.50 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $73.95 ↓ -32%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $78.59 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $79.75 ↓ -27%
Cigna Commercial $80.48 ↓ -26%
HealthSmart Commercial $94.25 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $94.25 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $95.70 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $101.50 ↓ -7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $116.00 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $116.00 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $120.35 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $123.25 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $124.70 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $130.50 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $130.50 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $130.50 ↑ +20%
Buckeye 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 —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Pyruvate at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $20.40 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $24.60 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $20.40 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $20.40 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $24.60 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $115.80 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $99.19 $5.79 – $38.19
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $65.00 $5.79 – $90.00

All Ohio hospitals for this procedure →