Ablation cryo pq liver tumor(s) at University Hospitals St. John Medical Center

29000 Center Ridge Road, Westlake OH, OH · University Hospitals · · NPI 1841264868

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$8,080.50

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.

$10,774.00

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.

$2,639.63 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $19,548.13 with Ambetter — 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
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $2,639.63 ↓ -67%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $4,309.60 ↓ -47%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $4,956.04 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $4,956.04 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $4,956.04 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $5,063.78 ↓ -37%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $5,387.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $5,387.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $5,387.00 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $5,440.87 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $5,494.74 ↓ -32%
Anthem Commercial $5,576.58 ↓ -31%
AultCare Commercial $5,925.70 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $5,979.57 ↓ -26%
Cigna OAP Commercial $6,400.00 ↓ -21%
HealthSmart Commercial $7,003.10 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $7,003.10 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $7,110.84 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $7,541.80 ↓ -7%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $8,405.00 ↑ +4%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $8,619.20 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $8,619.20 ↑ +7%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $8,659.46 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $8,942.42 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $9,157.90 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $9,265.64 ↑ +15%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $9,339.00 ↑ +16%
Aetna Commercial $9,393.00 ↑ +16%
United Healthcare Commercial $9,621.62 ↑ +19%
MultiPlan Commercial $9,696.60 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $9,696.60 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $9,696.60 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $10,273.00 ↑ +27%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $10,860.07 ↑ +34%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $10,860.07 ↑ +34%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $10,860.07 ↑ +34%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $10,860.07 ↑ +34%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $10,860.07 ↑ +34%
Humana Medicare Advantage $10,860.07 ↑ +34%
Molina Medicare Advantage $10,860.07 ↑ +34%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $10,860.07 ↑ +34%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $10,860.07 ↑ +34%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $10,860.07 ↑ +34%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $10,860.07 ↑ +34%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $11,185.87 ↑ +38%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $11,403.07 ↑ +41%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $11,403.07 ↑ +41%
CareSource Marketplace $19,548.13 ↑ +142%
Ambetter Commercial $19,548.13 ↑ +142%
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana 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 —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Ablation cryo pq liver tumor(s) at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $10,801.20 not published
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