Bronchoscopy/lung bx each 31628 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

$2,785.50

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.

$3,714.00

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.

$876.50 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $6,856.38 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
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $876.50 ↓ -69%
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -68%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $1,708.44 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $1,708.44 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $1,708.44 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $1,782.72 ↓ -36%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $1,857.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $1,857.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $1,857.00 ↓ -33%
Anthem Commercial $1,996.00 ↓ -28%
Cigna OAP Commercial $2,018.00 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $2,042.70 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $2,061.27 ↓ -26%
HealthSmart Commercial $2,414.10 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $2,414.10 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $2,451.24 ↓ -12%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,562.00 ↓ -8%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $2,599.80 ↓ -7%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $2,811.50 ↑ +1%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $2,971.20 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $2,971.20 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $3,082.62 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $3,156.90 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $3,194.04 ↑ +15%
Aetna OPN Commercial $3,241.41 ↑ +16%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $3,342.60 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $3,342.60 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $3,342.60 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $3,348.00 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $3,348.00 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $3,348.00 ↑ +20%
Aetna Commercial $3,710.00 ↑ +33%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $3,809.10 ↑ +37%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $3,809.10 ↑ +37%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $3,809.10 ↑ +37%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,809.10 ↑ +37%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $3,809.10 ↑ +37%
Molina Medicare Advantage $3,809.10 ↑ +37%
Humana Medicare Advantage $3,809.10 ↑ +37%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $3,809.10 ↑ +37%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,809.10 ↑ +37%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,809.10 ↑ +37%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $3,809.10 ↑ +37%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $3,809.10 ↑ +37%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $3,923.37 ↑ +41%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $3,999.56 ↑ +44%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $3,999.56 ↑ +44%
Ambetter Commercial $6,856.38 ↑ +146%
CareSource Marketplace $6,856.38 ↑ +146%
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Bronchoscopy/lung bx each 31628 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $19,477.70 $3,633.35 – $6,877.64
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $33,943.33 $6,997.04 – $7,136.98
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