Debridement bone <= 20 sq cm 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

$4,119.00

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.

$5,492.00

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.

$1,101.58 with United Healthcare vs $4,942.80 with Fortified Provider Network — 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
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $1,101.58 ↓ -73%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,223.98 ↓ -70%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $1,345.54 ↓ -67%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $1,687.37 ↓ -59%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,687.37 ↓ -59%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $1,687.37 ↓ -59%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $1,687.37 ↓ -59%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $1,687.37 ↓ -59%
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,687.37 ↓ -59%
Molina Medicare Advantage $1,687.37 ↓ -59%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,687.37 ↓ -59%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $1,687.37 ↓ -59%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,687.37 ↓ -59%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $1,687.37 ↓ -59%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $1,737.99 ↓ -58%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $1,771.74 ↓ -57%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $1,771.74 ↓ -57%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $1,857.44 ↓ -55%
Cigna OAP Commercial $2,018.00 ↓ -51%
Anthem Commercial $2,118.64 ↓ -49%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $2,513.00 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $2,526.32 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $2,526.32 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $2,526.32 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $2,581.24 ↓ -37%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $2,746.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $2,746.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $2,746.00 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $2,773.46 ↓ -33%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $2,792.00 ↓ -32%
SummaCare Commercial $2,800.92 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $3,020.60 ↓ -27%
Ambetter Commercial $3,037.27 ↓ -26%
CareSource Marketplace $3,037.27 ↓ -26%
Cigna PPO Commercial $3,048.06 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $3,071.00 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Commercial $3,569.80 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $3,569.80 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $3,624.72 ↓ -12%
Aetna Commercial $3,663.16 ↓ -11%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $3,844.40 ↓ -7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $4,393.60 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $4,393.60 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $4,558.36 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $4,668.20 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $4,723.12 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $4,942.80 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $4,942.80 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $4,942.80 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Debridement bone <= 20 sq cm at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $19,582.56 $1,534.05 – $1,641.71
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $19,226.16 $1,609.51 – $1,609.51
Clermont Hospital Batavia $11,161.80 $1,609.51 – $1,641.71
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $5,005.20 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $5,005.20 $1,637.46 – $1,670.21
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $994.35 $1,203.00 – $1,604.00
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $3,159.65 $0.01 – $4,374.90
akron general Akron $3,159.65 $0.01 – $4,374.90

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