Hip and Pelvis X-ray (single view, left side) 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

$265.50

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.

$354.00

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.

$65.61 with Aetna vs $346.32 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
Aetna Commercial $65.61 ↓ -75%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $86.73 ↓ -67%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $87.52 ↓ -67%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $88.91 ↓ -67%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $88.91 ↓ -67%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $88.91 ↓ -67%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $88.91 ↓ -67%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $88.91 ↓ -67%
Humana Medicare Advantage $88.91 ↓ -67%
Molina Medicare Advantage $88.91 ↓ -67%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $88.91 ↓ -67%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $88.91 ↓ -67%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $88.91 ↓ -67%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $88.91 ↓ -67%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $91.58 ↓ -66%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $93.36 ↓ -65%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $93.36 ↓ -65%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $107.62 ↓ -59%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $119.65 ↓ -55%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $131.69 ↓ -50%
Ambetter Commercial $160.04 ↓ -40%
CareSource Marketplace $160.04 ↓ -40%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $160.72 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $162.84 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $162.84 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $162.84 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $166.38 ↓ -37%
Anthem Commercial $166.38 ↓ -37%
Immergrun Commercial $177.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $177.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $177.00 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Commercial $178.42 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $178.77 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $180.54 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $194.70 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $196.47 ↓ -26%
HealthSmart Commercial $230.10 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $230.10 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $233.64 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $247.80 ↓ -7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $283.20 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $283.20 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $293.82 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $300.90 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $304.44 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $318.60 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $318.60 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $318.60 ↑ +20%
Cigna OAP Commercial $346.32 ↑ +30%
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Hip and Pelvis X-ray (single view, left side) at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $294.00 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $294.00 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $294.00 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $294.00 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $294.00 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $495.00 not published
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $446.55 $1.10 – $547.20
akron general Akron $395.20 $0.87 – $547.20

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