Ercp stent exchange w/dilate 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

$4,497.75

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.

$5,997.00

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.

$1,469.27 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $11,164.30 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 $1,469.27 ↓ -67%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $2,398.80 ↓ -47%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $2,758.62 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $2,758.62 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $2,758.62 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $2,818.59 ↓ -37%
Anthem Commercial $2,911.46 ↓ -35%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $2,998.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $2,998.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $2,998.50 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $3,028.49 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $3,058.47 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $3,298.35 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $3,328.34 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $3,817.24 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Commercial $3,898.05 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $3,898.05 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $3,958.02 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $4,197.90 ↓ -7%
Aetna Commercial $4,208.00 ↓ -6%
United Healthcare Commercial $4,241.37 ↓ -6%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $4,569.00 ↑ +2%
Beech Street Commercial $4,797.60 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $4,797.60 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $4,977.51 ↑ +11%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $5,077.00 ↑ +13%
Century Health Network Commercial $5,097.45 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $5,157.42 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $5,397.30 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $5,397.30 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $5,397.30 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $5,585.00 ↑ +24%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $6,202.39 ↑ +38%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $6,202.39 ↑ +38%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $6,202.39 ↑ +38%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $6,202.39 ↑ +38%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $6,202.39 ↑ +38%
Humana Medicare Advantage $6,202.39 ↑ +38%
Molina Medicare Advantage $6,202.39 ↑ +38%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $6,202.39 ↑ +38%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $6,202.39 ↑ +38%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $6,202.39 ↑ +38%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $6,202.39 ↑ +38%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $6,388.46 ↑ +42%
Cigna OAP Commercial $6,400.00 ↑ +42%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $6,512.51 ↑ +45%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $6,512.51 ↑ +45%
CareSource Marketplace $11,164.30 ↑ +148%
Ambetter Commercial $11,164.30 ↑ +148%
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas 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 —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Ercp stent exchange w/dilate at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $16,783.52 $5,916.21 – $6,034.54
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $16,981.54 $5,916.21 – $6,034.54
Clermont Hospital Batavia $31,120.34 $5,916.21 – $6,034.54
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $20,785.31 $5,916.21 – $6,034.54
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $34,342.84 $6,018.92 – $6,139.30
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $27,256.57 $6,018.92 – $6,139.30
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $17,798.95 $1.10 – $24,644.70
akron general Akron $2,528.50 $1.10 – $5,940.30

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