Insertion of new/replacement ppm w/transvenous electrode(s) ventricular 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

$8,834.25

Cash price

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$11,779.00

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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.

$2,885.86 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $19,221.08 with CareSource — 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 $2,885.86 ↓ -67%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $4,711.60 ↓ -47%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $5,418.34 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $5,418.34 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $5,418.34 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $5,536.13 ↓ -37%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $5,889.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $5,889.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $5,889.50 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $5,948.40 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $6,007.29 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $6,478.45 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $6,537.35 ↓ -26%
Cigna OAP Commercial $7,032.06 ↓ -20%
Anthem Commercial $7,084.58 ↓ -20%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $7,656.35 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $7,656.35 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $7,774.14 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $8,245.30 ↓ -7%
Aetna Commercial $8,278.00 ↓ -6%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $9,423.20 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $9,423.20 ↑ +7%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $9,594.00 ↑ +9%
First Health Commercial $9,776.57 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $10,012.15 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $10,129.94 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $10,601.10 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $10,601.10 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $10,601.10 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $10,660.00 ↑ +21%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $10,678.38 ↑ +21%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $10,678.38 ↑ +21%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $10,678.38 ↑ +21%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $10,678.38 ↑ +21%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $10,678.38 ↑ +21%
Humana Medicare Advantage $10,678.38 ↑ +21%
Molina Medicare Advantage $10,678.38 ↑ +21%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $10,678.38 ↑ +21%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $10,678.38 ↑ +21%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $10,678.38 ↑ +21%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $10,678.38 ↑ +21%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $10,998.73 ↑ +25%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $11,212.30 ↑ +27%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $11,212.30 ↑ +27%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $11,549.10 ↑ +31%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $11,726.00 ↑ +33%
United Healthcare Commercial $12,832.33 ↑ +45%
Ambetter Commercial $19,221.08 ↑ +118%
CareSource Marketplace $19,221.08 ↑ +118%
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Insertion of new/replacement ppm w/transvenous electrode(s) ventricular at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $8,144.40 not published
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $18,043.35 $1.10 – $24,983.10
akron general Akron $18,043.35 $1.10 – $24,983.10
avon hospital Avon $18,043.35 $844.83 – $24,983.10
euclid hospital Euclid $18,043.35 $577.41 – $24,983.10
fairview hospital Cleveland $18,043.35 $573.19 – $24,983.10
lutheran hospital Cleveland $18,043.35 $573.19 – $24,983.10
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $18,043.35 $573.19 – $24,983.10

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