Biopsy/removal lymph nodes 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

$3,913.50

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.

$5,218.00

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.

$900.00 with SummaCare vs $7,200.43 with CareSource — 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
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -77%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $1,231.45 ↓ -69%
Cigna OAP Commercial $2,018.00 ↓ -48%
Anthem Commercial $2,264.00 ↓ -42%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $2,400.28 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $2,400.28 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $2,400.28 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $2,504.64 ↓ -36%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $2,609.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $2,609.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $2,609.00 ↓ -33%
AultCare Commercial $2,869.90 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $2,895.99 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,909.18 ↓ -26%
Aetna OPN Commercial $3,241.41 ↓ -17%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $3,391.70 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $3,391.70 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $3,443.88 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $3,652.60 ↓ -7%
Aetna Commercial $3,710.00 ↓ -5%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $3,950.03 ↑ +1%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $4,000.24 ↑ +2%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $4,000.24 ↑ +2%
Molina Medicare Advantage $4,000.24 ↑ +2%
Humana Medicare Advantage $4,000.24 ↑ +2%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $4,000.24 ↑ +2%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $4,000.24 ↑ +2%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $4,000.24 ↑ +2%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $4,000.24 ↑ +2%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $4,000.24 ↑ +2%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $4,000.24 ↑ +2%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $4,000.24 ↑ +2%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $4,000.24 ↑ +2%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $4,120.25 ↑ +5%
Beech Street Commercial $4,174.40 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $4,174.40 ↑ +7%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $4,200.25 ↑ +7%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $4,200.25 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $4,330.94 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $4,435.30 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $4,487.48 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $4,696.20 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $4,696.20 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $4,696.20 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $6,953.00 ↑ +78%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $6,953.00 ↑ +78%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $6,953.00 ↑ +78%
Ambetter Commercial $7,200.43 ↑ +84%
CareSource Marketplace $7,200.43 ↑ +84%
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Biopsy/removal lymph nodes at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Clermont Hospital Batavia $13,227.60 $3,815.67 – $3,891.98
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $24,937.47 $3,881.91 – $3,959.55
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,671.80 $1.10 – $3,704.30
akron general Akron $1,671.80 $1.10 – $3,821.23
mercy hospital Canton $1,671.80 $1.10 – $3,815.43
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $3,913.50 $900.00 – $6,667.74
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $3,913.50 $900.00 – $9,381.95
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $3,998.25 not published

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