Ghs abscess postoperative iandd complex 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

$4,318.50

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.

$5,758.00

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.

$1,410.71 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $5,585.00 with Medical Mutual of Ohio — 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 $1,410.71 ↓ -67%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $1,857.44 ↓ -57%
Cigna OAP Commercial $2,018.00 ↓ -53%
Anthem Commercial $2,118.64 ↓ -51%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $2,614.13 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $2,648.68 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $2,648.68 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $2,648.68 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $2,706.26 ↓ -37%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $2,879.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $2,879.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $2,879.00 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,902.03 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $2,907.79 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $2,936.58 ↓ -32%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -31%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -31%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -31%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -31%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -31%
Humana Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -31%
Molina Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -31%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -31%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -31%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -31%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $2,967.63 ↓ -31%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $3,056.66 ↓ -29%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $3,116.01 ↓ -28%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $3,116.01 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $3,166.90 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $3,195.69 ↓ -26%
Aetna Commercial $3,710.00 ↓ -14%
HealthSmart Commercial $3,742.70 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $3,742.70 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $3,800.28 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $4,030.60 ↓ -7%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $4,569.00 ↑ +6%
Beech Street Commercial $4,606.40 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $4,606.40 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $4,779.14 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $4,894.30 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $4,951.88 ↑ +15%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $5,077.00 ↑ +18%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $5,182.20 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $5,182.20 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $5,182.20 ↑ +20%
CareSource Marketplace $5,341.73 ↑ +24%
Ambetter Commercial $5,341.73 ↑ +24%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $5,585.00 ↑ +29%
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Ghs abscess postoperative iandd complex at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $4,511.40 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $4,511.40 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $4,511.40 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $4,511.40 not published
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