Western blot test 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

$603.00

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.

$804.00

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.

$17.03 with Aetna vs $441.90 with Ohio Health Choice — 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 Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -97%
Humana Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -97%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -97%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -97%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -97%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -97%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -97%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -97%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -97%
Molina Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↓ -97%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $17.54 ↓ -97%
Anthem Commercial $17.59 ↓ -97%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $17.88 ↓ -97%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $17.88 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Commercial $28.94 ↓ -95%
CareSource Marketplace $30.65 ↓ -95%
Ambetter Commercial $30.65 ↓ -95%
Aetna OPN Commercial $36.77 ↓ -94%
Aetna Commercial $40.86 ↓ -93%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $115.88 ↓ -81%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $216.04 ↓ -64%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $225.86 ↓ -63%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $225.86 ↓ -63%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $225.86 ↓ -63%
JP Farley Commercial $235.68 ↓ -61%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $240.10 ↓ -60%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $245.50 ↓ -59%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $245.50 ↓ -59%
Immergrun Commercial $245.50 ↓ -59%
SummaCare Commercial $250.41 ↓ -58%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $264.16 ↓ -56%
AultCare Commercial $270.05 ↓ -55%
Cigna PPO Commercial $272.51 ↓ -55%
Cigna OAP Commercial $293.13 ↓ -51%
HealthSmart Commercial $319.15 ↓ -47%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $319.15 ↓ -47%
The Health Plan Commercial $324.06 ↓ -46%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $343.70 ↓ -43%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $371.69 ↓ -38%
Beech Street Commercial $392.80 ↓ -35%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $392.80 ↓ -35%
First Health Commercial $407.53 ↓ -32%
Century Health Network Commercial $417.35 ↓ -31%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $422.26 ↓ -30%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $441.90 ↓ -27%
MultiPlan Commercial $441.90 ↓ -27%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $441.90 ↓ -27%
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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