Injection anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid genicular nerve branches w/guidance (both sides) 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

$678.75

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.

$905.00

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.

$221.73 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $2,623.00 with Aetna — 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 $221.73 ↓ -67%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $362.00 ↓ -47%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $416.30 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $416.30 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $416.30 ↓ -39%
Anthem Commercial $425.35 ↓ -37%
JP Farley Commercial $425.35 ↓ -37%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $452.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $452.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $452.50 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $457.03 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $461.55 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $497.75 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $502.28 ↓ -26%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $588.25 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $588.25 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $597.30 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $633.50 ↓ -7%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $721.17 ↑ +6%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $721.17 ↑ +6%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $721.17 ↑ +6%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $721.17 ↑ +6%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $721.17 ↑ +6%
Humana Medicare Advantage $721.17 ↑ +6%
Molina Medicare Advantage $721.17 ↑ +6%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $721.17 ↑ +6%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $721.17 ↑ +6%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $721.17 ↑ +6%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $721.17 ↑ +6%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $724.00 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $724.00 ↑ +7%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $742.81 ↑ +9%
First Health Commercial $751.15 ↑ +11%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $757.23 ↑ +12%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $757.23 ↑ +12%
Century Health Network Commercial $769.25 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $778.30 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $814.50 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $814.50 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $814.50 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $1,101.58 ↑ +62%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,223.98 ↑ +80%
CareSource Marketplace $1,298.11 ↑ +91%
Ambetter Commercial $1,298.11 ↑ +91%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $1,508.00 ↑ +122%
Cigna OAP Commercial $1,526.00 ↑ +125%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $1,676.00 ↑ +147%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $1,844.00 ↑ +172%
Aetna Commercial $2,623.00 ↑ +286%
CareSource 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 —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Injection anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid genicular nerve branches w/guidance (both sides) at other Ohio hospitals

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Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $1,445.40 not published
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