X-ray exam of mastoids 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

$374.25

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$499.00

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.

$72.98 with Aetna vs $449.10 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 $72.98 ↓ -80%
Aetna Commercial $81.09 ↓ -78%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -71%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -71%
Humana Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -71%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -71%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -71%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -71%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -71%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -71%
Molina Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -71%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -71%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $106.81 ↓ -71%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $110.01 ↓ -71%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $112.15 ↓ -70%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $112.15 ↓ -70%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $117.76 ↓ -69%
Ambetter Commercial $192.26 ↓ -49%
CareSource Marketplace $192.26 ↓ -49%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $219.56 ↓ -41%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $229.54 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $229.54 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $229.54 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $239.52 ↓ -36%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $244.01 ↓ -35%
Sunrise Plain Communities Fund $249.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $249.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $249.50 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $254.49 ↓ -32%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $268.46 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $274.45 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $276.95 ↓ -26%
Cigna OAP Commercial $297.90 ↓ -20%
Anthem Commercial $303.89 ↓ -19%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $324.35 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $324.35 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $329.34 ↓ -12%
United Healthcare Commercial $335.33 ↓ -10%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $349.30 ↓ -7%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $377.74 ↑ +1%
Beech Street Commercial $399.20 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $399.20 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $414.17 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $424.15 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $429.14 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $449.10 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $449.10 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $449.10 ↑ +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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X-ray exam of mastoids at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $523.90 $1.10 – $660.60
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $374.25 $72.98 – $449.10
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $374.25 $98.91 – $449.10
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $333.00 $81.09 – $161.25
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $374.25 $81.09 – $178.03
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $374.25 $72.98 – $178.03
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva $333.00 $81.09 – $161.25
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road $374.25 $98.91 – $178.03

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