Injection carpal tunnel therapeutic (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

$853.50

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.

$1,138.00

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.

$278.81 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $1,844.00 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 $278.81 ↓ -67%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $313.60 ↓ -63%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $313.60 ↓ -63%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $313.60 ↓ -63%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $313.60 ↓ -63%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $313.60 ↓ -63%
Humana Medicare Advantage $313.60 ↓ -63%
Molina Medicare Advantage $313.60 ↓ -63%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $313.60 ↓ -63%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $313.60 ↓ -63%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $313.60 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $313.60 ↓ -63%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $323.01 ↓ -62%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $329.28 ↓ -61%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $329.28 ↓ -61%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $455.20 ↓ -47%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $479.00 ↓ -44%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $523.48 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $523.48 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $523.48 ↓ -39%
United Healthcare Commercial $531.62 ↓ -38%
JP Farley Commercial $534.86 ↓ -37%
CareSource Marketplace $564.48 ↓ -34%
Ambetter Commercial $564.48 ↓ -34%
Immergrun Commercial $569.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $569.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $569.00 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $574.69 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $580.38 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $625.90 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $631.59 ↓ -26%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $739.70 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $739.70 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $751.08 ↓ -12%
Aetna Commercial $759.05 ↓ -11%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $796.60 ↓ -7%
Beech Street Commercial $910.40 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $910.40 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $944.54 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $967.30 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $978.68 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $1,024.20 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $1,024.20 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $1,024.20 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $1,508.00 ↑ +77%
Cigna OAP Commercial $1,526.00 ↑ +79%
Anthem Commercial $1,640.48 ↑ +92%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $1,676.00 ↑ +96%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $1,844.00 ↑ +116%
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Injection carpal tunnel therapeutic (both sides) at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $571.80 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $571.80 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $571.80 not published
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $882.70 $0.01 – $1,222.20
akron general Akron $882.70 $0.01 – $1,222.20
avon hospital Avon $882.70 $0.01 – $1,222.20
euclid hospital Euclid $882.70 $0.01 – $1,222.20
fairview hospital Cleveland $882.70 $0.01 – $1,222.20

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