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Mycobacteria dna amp probe at University Hospitals St. John Medical Center
29000 Center Ridge Road, Westlake OH, OH · University Hospitals · · NPI 1841264868
$444.75
Cash price 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.
$593.00
Gross charge 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.
$17.13 with Anthem vs $463.50 with MultiPlan — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Anthem | Commercial | $17.13 | ↓ -96% |
| Molina | Medicare Advantage | $48.24 | ↓ -89% |
| Anthem | Medicare Advantage | $48.24 | ↓ -89% |
| Primetime Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $48.24 | ↓ -89% |
| WellCare by AllWell | Medicare Advantage | $48.24 | ↓ -89% |
| Cigna | Medicare Advantage | $48.24 | ↓ -89% |
| SummaCare | Medicare Advantage | $48.24 | ↓ -89% |
| Devoted Health | Medicare Advantage | $48.24 | ↓ -89% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $48.24 | ↓ -89% |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $48.24 | ↓ -89% |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $48.24 | ↓ -89% |
| The Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $48.24 | ↓ -89% |
| Paramount | Medicare Advantage | $49.69 | ↓ -89% |
| Valor Health Plans | Medicare Advantage | $50.65 | ↓ -89% |
| Perennial Advantage of Ohio | Medicare Advantage | $50.65 | ↓ -89% |
| University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) | Commercial | $54.51 | ↓ -88% |
| United Healthcare | Nexus Commercial | $56.00 | ↓ -87% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $62.00 | ↓ -86% |
| CareSource | Marketplace | $86.83 | ↓ -80% |
| Ambetter | Commercial | $86.83 | ↓ -80% |
| Cigna | OAP Commercial | $101.92 | ↓ -77% |
| Aetna | Commercial | $115.77 | ↓ -74% |
| Medical Mutual of Ohio | Northern Ohio Commercial | $126.18 | ↓ -72% |
| Medical Mutual of Ohio | MedFlex Commercial | $156.56 | ↓ -65% |
| Medical Mutual of Ohio | SuperMed Commercial | $174.07 | ↓ -61% |
| Medical Mutual of Ohio | NAS Commercial | $191.58 | ↓ -57% |
| Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan | Fund | $236.90 | ↓ -47% |
| Amish Aid Community Plan | Fund | $236.90 | ↓ -47% |
| Buckeye Plain Ministries | Fund | $236.90 | ↓ -47% |
| JP Farley | Commercial | $242.05 | ↓ -46% |
| Immergrun | Commercial | $257.50 | ↓ -42% |
| Christian Healthcare Ministries | Fund | $257.50 | ↓ -42% |
| Sunrise Plan Communities | Fund | $257.50 | ↓ -42% |
| Anthem | Traditional Commercial | $260.08 | ↓ -42% |
| SummaCare | Commercial | $262.65 | ↓ -41% |
| AultCare | Commercial | $283.25 | ↓ -36% |
| Cigna | PPO Commercial | $285.83 | ↓ -36% |
| Ohio Health Choice | Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial | $334.75 | ↓ -25% |
| HealthSmart | Commercial | $334.75 | ↓ -25% |
| The Health Plan | Commercial | $339.90 | ↓ -24% |
| Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio | Commercial | $360.50 | ↓ -19% |
| Ohio Preferred Network | Commercial | $412.00 | ↓ -7% |
| Beech Street | Commercial | $412.00 | ↓ -7% |
| First Health | Commercial | $427.45 | ↓ -4% |
| Century Health Network | Commercial | $437.75 | ↓ -2% |
| Private Healthcare System | Commercial | $442.90 | ↓ -0% |
| Ohio Health Choice | Commercial | $463.50 | ↑ +4% |
| Fortified Provider Network | Commercial | $463.50 | ↑ +4% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial | $463.50 | ↑ +4% |
| Humana | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| Amerihealth Caritas | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| Buckeye | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| Aetna (Ohio Rise) | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| CareSource | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| United Healthcare | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| Molina | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
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Mycobacteria dna amp probe at other Ohio hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center | Geneva | $411.00 | $17.13 – $463.50 |
| University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center | Ashland | $444.75 | $48.24 – $86.83 |