J-tube placement 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

$904.50

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.

$1,206.00

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.

$124.95 with Devoted Health 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
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $124.95 ↓ -86%
Humana Medicare Advantage $124.95 ↓ -86%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $124.95 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $124.95 ↓ -86%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $124.95 ↓ -86%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $124.95 ↓ -86%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $124.95 ↓ -86%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $124.95 ↓ -86%
Molina Medicare Advantage $124.95 ↓ -86%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $124.95 ↓ -86%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $124.95 ↓ -86%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $124.95 ↓ -86%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $128.70 ↓ -86%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $131.20 ↓ -85%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $131.20 ↓ -85%
CareSource Marketplace $224.92 ↓ -75%
Ambetter Commercial $224.92 ↓ -75%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $284.62 ↓ -69%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $554.76 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $554.76 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $554.76 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $578.88 ↓ -36%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $603.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $603.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $603.00 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $615.06 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $663.30 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $669.33 ↓ -26%
Cigna OAP Commercial $719.98 ↓ -20%
Aetna OPN Commercial $723.60 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Commercial $783.90 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $783.90 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $795.96 ↓ -12%
Aetna Commercial $804.40 ↓ -11%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $844.20 ↓ -7%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $912.94 ↑ +1%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $964.80 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $964.80 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $1,000.98 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $1,025.10 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $1,037.16 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $1,085.40 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $1,085.40 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $1,085.40 ↑ +20%
Anthem Commercial $2,264.00 ↑ +150%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,971.17 ↑ +228%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $6,953.00 ↑ +669%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $6,953.00 ↑ +669%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $6,953.00 ↑ +669%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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J-tube placement at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $942.00 not published
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $681.20 $1.10 – $4,013.42
akron general Akron $681.20 $1.10 – $3,185.74
mercy hospital Canton $681.20 $1.10 – $3,108.81
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $904.50 $124.95 – $1,085.40
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $904.50 $58.98 – $1,085.40
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $904.50 $124.95 – $224.92
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $904.50 $124.95 – $224.92

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