An fluoro guide for cvp 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

$888.75

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.

$1,185.00

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.

$91.19 with WellCare by AllWell vs $1,066.50 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
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $91.19 ↓ -90%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $91.19 ↓ -90%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $91.19 ↓ -90%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $91.19 ↓ -90%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $91.19 ↓ -90%
Humana Medicare Advantage $91.19 ↓ -90%
Molina Medicare Advantage $91.19 ↓ -90%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $91.19 ↓ -90%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $91.19 ↓ -90%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $91.19 ↓ -90%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $91.19 ↓ -90%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $93.93 ↓ -89%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $95.75 ↓ -89%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $95.75 ↓ -89%
Ambetter Commercial $164.15 ↓ -82%
CareSource Marketplace $164.15 ↓ -82%
Aetna Commercial $221.19 ↓ -75%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $290.33 ↓ -67%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $360.24 ↓ -59%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $400.53 ↓ -55%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $440.82 ↓ -50%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $474.00 ↓ -47%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $537.99 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $545.10 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $545.10 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $545.10 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $556.95 ↓ -37%
Anthem Commercial $556.95 ↓ -37%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $592.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $592.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $592.50 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Commercial $597.24 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $598.43 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $604.35 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $651.75 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $657.68 ↓ -26%
Cigna OAP Commercial $707.45 ↓ -20%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $770.25 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $770.25 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $782.10 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $829.50 ↓ -7%
Beech Street Commercial $948.00 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $948.00 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $983.55 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $1,007.25 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $1,019.10 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $1,066.50 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $1,066.50 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $1,066.50 ↑ +20%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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An fluoro guide for cvp at other Ohio hospitals

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Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $562.20 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $562.20 not published
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