Ductogram sgl duct 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

$515.25

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.

$687.00

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.

$129.00 with University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) vs $985.19 with Cigna — 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
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $129.00 ↓ -75%
JP Farley Commercial $140.00 ↓ -73%
Anthem Commercial $155.00 ↓ -70%
AultCare Commercial $159.00 ↓ -69%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $168.32 ↓ -67%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $208.85 ↓ -59%
Aetna Commercial $228.00 ↓ -56%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $232.21 ↓ -55%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $233.00 ↓ -55%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $243.77 ↓ -53%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $243.77 ↓ -53%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $243.77 ↓ -53%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $243.77 ↓ -53%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $243.77 ↓ -53%
Humana Medicare Advantage $243.77 ↓ -53%
Molina Medicare Advantage $243.77 ↓ -53%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $243.77 ↓ -53%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $243.77 ↓ -53%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $243.77 ↓ -53%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $243.77 ↓ -53%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $251.08 ↓ -51%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $255.56 ↓ -50%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $255.96 ↓ -50%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $255.96 ↓ -50%
United Healthcare Commercial $259.00 ↓ -50%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $316.02 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $316.02 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $316.02 ↓ -39%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $343.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $343.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $343.50 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $346.94 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $350.37 ↓ -32%
Cigna PPO Commercial $381.29 ↓ -26%
CareSource Marketplace $438.79 ↓ -15%
Ambetter Commercial $438.79 ↓ -15%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $446.55 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $446.55 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $453.42 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $480.90 ↓ -7%
Beech Street Commercial $549.60 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $549.60 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $570.21 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $583.95 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $590.82 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $618.30 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $618.30 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $618.30 ↑ +20%
Cigna OAP Commercial $985.19 ↑ +91%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana 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 —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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