Skull X-ray (complete) 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

$749.25

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.

$999.00

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.

$77.09 with Aetna vs $899.10 with MultiPlan — 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
Aetna OPN Commercial $77.09 ↓ -90%
Aetna Commercial $85.65 ↓ -89%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -86%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -86%
Humana Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -86%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -86%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -86%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -86%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -86%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -86%
Molina Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -86%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -86%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -86%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $110.01 ↓ -85%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $112.15 ↓ -85%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $112.15 ↓ -85%
Ambetter Commercial $192.26 ↓ -74%
CareSource Marketplace $192.26 ↓ -74%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $235.76 ↓ -69%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $439.56 ↓ -41%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $459.54 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $459.54 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $459.54 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $479.52 ↓ -36%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $488.51 ↓ -35%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $499.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $499.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $499.50 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $509.49 ↓ -32%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $537.46 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $549.45 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $554.45 ↓ -26%
Cigna OAP Commercial $596.40 ↓ -20%
Anthem Commercial $608.39 ↓ -19%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $649.35 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $649.35 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $659.34 ↓ -12%
United Healthcare Commercial $671.33 ↓ -10%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $699.30 ↓ -7%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $756.24 ↑ +1%
Beech Street Commercial $799.20 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $799.20 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $829.17 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $849.15 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $859.14 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $899.10 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $899.10 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $899.10 ↑ +20%
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye 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 —

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Skull X-ray (complete) at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $463.80 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $309.60 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $220.80 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $309.60 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $463.80 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $767.40 not published
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