Nuclear rx intra-articular 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

$288.75

Cash price

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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.

$385.00

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.

$94.33 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $4,400.00 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 $94.33 ↓ -67%
Aetna Commercial $108.51 ↓ -62%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $117.04 ↓ -59%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $130.13 ↓ -55%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $143.22 ↓ -50%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $174.79 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $177.10 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $177.10 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $177.10 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $180.95 ↓ -37%
Anthem Commercial $180.95 ↓ -37%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $192.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $192.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $192.50 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Commercial $194.04 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $194.43 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $196.35 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $211.75 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $213.68 ↓ -26%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $238.39 ↓ -17%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $238.39 ↓ -17%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $238.39 ↓ -17%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $238.39 ↓ -17%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $238.39 ↓ -17%
Humana Medicare Advantage $238.39 ↓ -17%
Molina Medicare Advantage $238.39 ↓ -17%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $238.39 ↓ -17%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $238.39 ↓ -17%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $238.39 ↓ -17%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $238.39 ↓ -17%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $245.54 ↓ -15%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $250.25 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $250.25 ↓ -13%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $250.31 ↓ -13%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $250.31 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $254.10 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $269.50 ↓ -7%
Beech Street Commercial $308.00 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $308.00 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $319.55 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $327.25 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $331.10 ↑ +15%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $335.98 ↑ +16%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $346.50 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $346.50 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $346.50 ↑ +20%
Ambetter Commercial $429.10 ↑ +49%
CareSource Marketplace $429.10 ↑ +49%
Cigna OAP Commercial $4,400.00 ↑ +1424%
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Nuclear rx intra-articular at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $288.75 $85.09 – $397.36
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $288.75 $177.10 – $559.11
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $231.00 $108.51 – $335.98
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $288.75 $108.51 – $397.36
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $288.75 $97.66 – $397.36
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva $231.00 $108.51 – $335.98
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road $288.75 $220.75 – $397.36
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard $288.75 $108.51 – $397.36

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