Biopsy of salivary gland 42400 at University Hospitals Portage Medical Center

6847 N. Chestnut Street, Ravenna OH 44266, OH · University Hospitals · · NPI 1043641897

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

$1,724.25

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.

$2,299.00

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.

$542.56 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $2,808.00 with Medical Mutual of Ohio — 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 $542.56 ↓ -69%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $723.47 ↓ -58%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $723.47 ↓ -58%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $723.47 ↓ -58%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $723.47 ↓ -58%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $723.47 ↓ -58%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $723.47 ↓ -58%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $723.47 ↓ -58%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $723.47 ↓ -58%
Humana Medicare Advantage $723.47 ↓ -58%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $723.47 ↓ -58%
Molina Medicare Advantage $723.47 ↓ -58%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $723.47 ↓ -58%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $745.17 ↓ -57%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $759.64 ↓ -56%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $759.64 ↓ -56%
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -48%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $1,057.54 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $1,057.54 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $1,057.54 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $1,103.52 ↓ -36%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $1,149.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $1,149.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $1,149.50 ↓ -33%
AultCare Commercial $1,264.45 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $1,275.95 ↓ -26%
CareSource Marketplace $1,302.25 ↓ -24%
Ambetter Commercial $1,302.25 ↓ -24%
HealthSmart Commercial $1,494.35 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $1,494.35 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $1,517.34 ↓ -12%
Cigna OAP Commercial $1,526.00 ↓ -11%
Anthem Commercial $1,535.00 ↓ -11%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $1,609.30 ↓ -7%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $1,740.34 ↑ +1%
Beech Street Commercial $1,839.20 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $1,839.20 ↑ +7%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,858.00 ↑ +8%
First Health Commercial $1,908.17 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $1,954.15 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $1,977.14 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $2,069.10 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $2,069.10 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $2,069.10 ↑ +20%
Aetna OPN Commercial $2,292.78 ↑ +33%
Aetna Commercial $2,623.00 ↑ +52%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $2,808.00 ↑ +63%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $2,808.00 ↑ +63%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $2,808.00 ↑ +63%
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye 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 —

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Biopsy of salivary gland 42400 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $1,954.80 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $1,954.80 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $931.20 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $1,954.80 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $1,954.80 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $1,425.00 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $411.63 $465.60 – $620.80
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $2,104.05 $0.01 – $2,913.30

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