Laparoscopye procstom 43659 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

$6,827.25

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.

$9,103.00

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.

$2,230.24 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $11,117.65 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 $2,230.24 ↓ -67%
Anthem Commercial $2,911.46 ↓ -57%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $3,641.20 ↓ -47%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $4,187.38 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $4,187.38 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $4,187.38 ↓ -39%
Aetna Commercial $4,208.00 ↓ -38%
JP Farley Commercial $4,278.41 ↓ -37%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $4,551.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $4,551.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $4,551.50 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $4,597.02 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $4,642.53 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $5,006.65 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $5,052.17 ↓ -26%
Cigna OAP Commercial $5,434.49 ↓ -20%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $5,916.95 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $5,916.95 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $6,007.98 ↓ -12%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $6,067.80 ↓ -11%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $6,176.47 ↓ -10%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $6,176.47 ↓ -10%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $6,176.47 ↓ -10%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $6,176.47 ↓ -10%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $6,176.47 ↓ -10%
Humana Medicare Advantage $6,176.47 ↓ -10%
Molina Medicare Advantage $6,176.47 ↓ -10%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $6,176.47 ↓ -10%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $6,176.47 ↓ -10%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $6,176.47 ↓ -10%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $6,176.47 ↓ -10%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $6,361.76 ↓ -7%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $6,372.10 ↓ -7%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $6,485.29 ↓ -5%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $6,485.29 ↓ -5%
United Healthcare Commercial $6,742.00 ↓ -1%
Beech Street Commercial $7,282.40 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $7,282.40 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $7,555.49 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $7,737.55 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $7,828.58 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $8,192.70 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $8,192.70 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $8,192.70 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $8,223.00 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $9,137.00 ↑ +34%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $10,051.00 ↑ +47%
CareSource Marketplace $11,117.65 ↑ +63%
Ambetter Commercial $11,117.65 ↑ +63%
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) 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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Laparoscopye procstom 43659 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $9,514.05 $0.01 – $6,291.49
akron general Akron $9,514.05 $0.01 – $6,291.49
mercy hospital Canton $9,514.05 $0.01 – $6,005.51
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $6,827.25 $900.00 – $10,295.16
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $6,827.25 $900.00 – $14,485.98
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $5,688.75 not published
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $6,827.25 $5,719.53 – $10,295.16
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $6,827.25 $5,719.53 – $10,295.16

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