Cerebrospinal fld flw imag 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

$1,215.75

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.

$1,621.00

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.

$382.56 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $4,400.00 with Cigna — 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 $382.56 ↓ -69%
Humana Medicare Advantage $554.73 ↓ -54%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $554.73 ↓ -54%
Molina Medicare Advantage $554.73 ↓ -54%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $554.73 ↓ -54%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $554.73 ↓ -54%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $554.73 ↓ -54%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $554.73 ↓ -54%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $554.73 ↓ -54%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $554.73 ↓ -54%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $554.73 ↓ -54%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $554.73 ↓ -54%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $554.73 ↓ -54%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $571.37 ↓ -53%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $582.47 ↓ -52%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $582.47 ↓ -52%
Aetna OPN Commercial $662.23 ↓ -46%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $713.24 ↓ -41%
Aetna Commercial $735.81 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $745.66 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $745.66 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $745.66 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $778.08 ↓ -36%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $792.67 ↓ -35%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $810.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $810.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $810.50 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $826.71 ↓ -32%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $872.10 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $891.55 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $899.66 ↓ -26%
Anthem Commercial $987.19 ↓ -19%
CareSource Marketplace $998.51 ↓ -18%
Ambetter Commercial $998.51 ↓ -18%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $1,053.65 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $1,053.65 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $1,069.86 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $1,134.70 ↓ -7%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $1,227.10 ↑ +1%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $1,296.80 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $1,296.80 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $1,345.43 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $1,377.85 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $1,394.06 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $1,458.90 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $1,458.90 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $1,458.90 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,930.00 ↑ +59%
Cigna OAP Commercial $4,400.00 ↑ +262%
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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