Implant neuroelectrodes 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

$6,447.00

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.

$8,596.00

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.

$2,106.02 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $28,638.45 with Anthem — 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 $2,106.02 ↓ -67%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $2,453.36 ↓ -62%
Cigna OAP Commercial $2,475.00 ↓ -62%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $3,902.58 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $3,954.16 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $3,954.16 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $3,954.16 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $4,040.12 ↓ -37%
Aetna Commercial $4,208.00 ↓ -35%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $4,298.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $4,298.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $4,298.00 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Commercial $4,332.38 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $4,340.98 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $4,383.96 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $4,727.80 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $4,770.78 ↓ -26%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $5,587.40 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $5,587.40 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $5,673.36 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $6,017.20 ↓ -7%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $6,511.03 ↑ +1%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $6,511.03 ↑ +1%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $6,511.03 ↑ +1%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $6,511.03 ↑ +1%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $6,511.03 ↑ +1%
Humana Medicare Advantage $6,511.03 ↑ +1%
Molina Medicare Advantage $6,511.03 ↑ +1%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $6,511.03 ↑ +1%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $6,511.03 ↑ +1%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $6,511.03 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $6,511.03 ↑ +1%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $6,706.36 ↑ +4%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $6,836.58 ↑ +6%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $6,836.58 ↑ +6%
Beech Street Commercial $6,876.80 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $6,876.80 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $7,134.68 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $7,306.60 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $7,392.56 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $7,736.40 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $7,736.40 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $7,736.40 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $8,405.00 ↑ +30%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $9,339.00 ↑ +45%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $10,273.00 ↑ +59%
CareSource Marketplace $11,719.85 ↑ +82%
Ambetter Commercial $11,719.85 ↑ +82%
Anthem Commercial $28,638.45 ↑ +344%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Implant neuroelectrodes at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $59,718.07 $6,210.61 – $6,334.82
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $12,359.89 $6,210.61 – $6,334.82
Clermont Hospital Batavia $9,085.57 $6,210.61 – $6,334.82
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $11,298.00 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $59,409.43 $19,234.03 – $19,618.71
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $59,680.43 $6,318.43 – $6,444.80
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $15,876.90 $0.01 – $21,983.40
akron general Akron $15,876.90 $0.01 – $21,983.40

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