Membrane collgn porcine maci w/autologous cult chondrocytes 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

$235,134.00

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.

$313,512.00

Gross charge

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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.

$44,588.78 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $234,984.54 with Cigna — 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 $44,588.78 ↓ -81%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $55,326.48 ↓ -76%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $61,514.31 ↓ -74%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $67,702.14 ↓ -71%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $72,798.00 ↓ -69%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $82,625.73 ↓ -65%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $83,717.70 ↓ -64%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $83,717.70 ↓ -64%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $83,717.70 ↓ -64%
Anthem Commercial $85,537.65 ↓ -64%
JP Farley Commercial $85,537.65 ↓ -64%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $90,997.50 ↓ -61%
Immergrun Commercial $90,997.50 ↓ -61%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $90,997.50 ↓ -61%
United Healthcare Commercial $91,725.48 ↓ -61%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $91,907.48 ↓ -61%
SummaCare Commercial $92,817.45 ↓ -61%
AultCare Commercial $100,097.25 ↓ -57%
Cigna PPO Commercial $101,007.23 ↓ -57%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $118,296.75 ↓ -50%
HealthSmart Commercial $118,296.75 ↓ -50%
The Health Plan Commercial $120,116.70 ↓ -49%
Aetna Commercial $121,390.67 ↓ -48%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $127,396.50 ↓ -46%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $145,596.00 ↓ -38%
Beech Street Commercial $145,596.00 ↓ -38%
First Health Commercial $151,055.85 ↓ -36%
Century Health Network Commercial $154,695.75 ↓ -34%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $156,515.70 ↓ -33%
MultiPlan Commercial $163,795.50 ↓ -30%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $163,795.50 ↓ -30%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $163,795.50 ↓ -30%
Cigna OAP Commercial $234,984.54 ↓ -0%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Aetna Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Ambetter Commercial not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Anthem Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Marketplace not published by hospital —
Cigna Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Paramount Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
SummaCare Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —

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Membrane collgn porcine maci w/autologous cult chondrocytes at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $235,134.00 $900.00 – $163,795.50
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University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva $235,134.00 not published
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