Intro cath dialysis circuit w/pta 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

$8,422.50

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.

$11,230.00

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.

$2,751.35 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $10,466.71 with Ambetter — 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 $2,751.35 ↓ -67%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $4,492.00 ↓ -47%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $5,165.80 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $5,165.80 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $5,165.80 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $5,278.10 ↓ -37%
Anthem Commercial $5,278.10 ↓ -37%
Immergrun Commercial $5,615.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $5,615.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $5,615.00 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $5,671.15 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $5,727.30 ↓ -32%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $5,814.84 ↓ -31%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $5,814.84 ↓ -31%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $5,814.84 ↓ -31%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $5,814.84 ↓ -31%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $5,814.84 ↓ -31%
Humana Medicare Advantage $5,814.84 ↓ -31%
Molina Medicare Advantage $5,814.84 ↓ -31%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $5,814.84 ↓ -31%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $5,814.84 ↓ -31%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $5,814.84 ↓ -31%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $5,814.84 ↓ -31%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $5,989.29 ↓ -29%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $6,105.58 ↓ -28%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $6,105.58 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $6,176.50 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $6,232.65 ↓ -26%
Cigna OAP Commercial $6,704.31 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Commercial $7,299.50 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $7,299.50 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $7,411.80 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $7,861.00 ↓ -7%
Aetna Commercial $8,278.00 ↓ -2%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $8,405.00 ↓ -0%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $8,659.46 ↑ +3%
Beech Street Commercial $8,984.00 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $8,984.00 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $9,320.90 ↑ +11%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $9,339.00 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $9,545.50 ↑ +13%
United Healthcare Commercial $9,621.62 ↑ +14%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $9,657.80 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $10,107.00 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $10,107.00 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $10,107.00 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $10,273.00 ↑ +22%
CareSource Marketplace $10,466.71 ↑ +24%
Ambetter Commercial $10,466.71 ↑ +24%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana 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 —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Intro cath dialysis circuit w/pta at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $8,121.00 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati $8,121.00 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia $8,121.00 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $8,121.00 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati $8,121.00 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $11,763.00 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $5,572.28 $6,741.60 – $8,988.80
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $21,309.60 $0.01 – $29,505.60

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