Exc sq tum/neck/ant thorax 3cm/> 21552 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

$5,280.00

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.

$7,040.00

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 $6,953.00 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
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -83%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $1,661.44 ↓ -69%
Anthem Commercial $2,264.00 ↓ -57%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,909.18 ↓ -45%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -44%
Humana Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -44%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -44%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -44%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -44%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -44%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -44%
Molina Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -44%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -44%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -44%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -44%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -44%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $3,056.66 ↓ -42%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $3,116.01 ↓ -41%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $3,116.01 ↓ -41%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $3,238.40 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $3,238.40 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $3,238.40 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $3,379.20 ↓ -36%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $3,520.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $3,520.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $3,520.00 ↓ -33%
Aetna OPN Commercial $3,676.07 ↓ -30%
AultCare Commercial $3,872.00 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $3,907.20 ↓ -26%
Aetna Commercial $4,208.00 ↓ -20%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $4,576.00 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $4,576.00 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $4,646.40 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $4,928.00 ↓ -7%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $5,329.28 ↑ +1%
Ambetter Commercial $5,341.73 ↑ +1%
CareSource Marketplace $5,341.73 ↑ +1%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $5,632.00 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $5,632.00 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $5,843.20 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $5,984.00 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $6,054.40 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $6,336.00 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $6,336.00 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $6,336.00 ↑ +20%
Cigna OAP Commercial $6,400.00 ↑ +21%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $6,953.00 ↑ +32%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $6,953.00 ↑ +32%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $6,953.00 ↑ +32%
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) 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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Exc sq tum/neck/ant thorax 3cm/> 21552 at other Ohio hospitals

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