Luspatercept-aamt 25 mg subcutaneous solution at Van Wert Hospital

1250 S Washington Street, Van Wert, OH · OhioHealth · · NPI 1942267760

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

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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.

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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.

$41.98 with Aetna vs $268.32 with Bcbs — 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 Managed Care Plan $41.98
Caresource Medicare Managed Care Plan $42.40
Bcbs Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan $42.82
Caresource Marketplace Exchange $71.34
Bcbs Anthem Blue Connection Other Commercial Plan $268.32
Bcbs Anthem All Commercial Plans $268.32

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Luspatercept-aamt 25 mg subcutaneous solution at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
akron general Akron $38,498.82 $2.17 – $17,768.77
avon hospital Avon $38,498.82 $40.62 – $17,768.77
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland $38,498.82 $5,583.34 – $17,768.77
euclid hospital Euclid $38,498.82 $39.98 – $17,768.77
fairview hospital Cleveland $38,498.82 $2.17 – $17,768.77
lutheran hospital Cleveland $38,498.82 $40.62 – $17,768.77
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $38,498.82 $2.17 – $17,768.77
lodi hospital Lodi $38,498.82 $40.62 – $17,768.77

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