Perq clsr tcat l atr apndge 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

$7,520.25

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.

$10,027.00

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.

$601.25 with WellCare by AllWell vs $9,024.30 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.

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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
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $601.25 ↓ -92%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $601.25 ↓ -92%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $601.25 ↓ -92%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $601.25 ↓ -92%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $601.25 ↓ -92%
Humana Medicare Advantage $601.25 ↓ -92%
Molina Medicare Advantage $601.25 ↓ -92%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $601.25 ↓ -92%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $601.25 ↓ -92%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $601.25 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $601.25 ↓ -92%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $619.29 ↓ -92%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $631.32 ↓ -92%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $631.32 ↓ -92%
Ambetter Commercial $1,082.26 ↓ -86%
CareSource Marketplace $1,082.26 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $1,910.70 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,123.00 ↓ -72%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $2,456.62 ↓ -67%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $4,010.80 ↓ -47%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $4,569.00 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $4,612.42 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $4,612.42 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $4,612.42 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $4,712.69 ↓ -37%
Anthem Commercial $4,712.69 ↓ -37%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $5,013.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $5,013.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $5,013.50 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $5,063.64 ↓ -33%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $5,077.00 ↓ -32%
SummaCare Commercial $5,113.77 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $5,514.85 ↓ -27%
Cigna PPO Commercial $5,564.99 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $5,585.00 ↓ -26%
Cigna OAP Commercial $5,986.12 ↓ -20%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $6,517.55 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $6,517.55 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $6,617.82 ↓ -12%
Aetna Commercial $6,688.01 ↓ -11%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $7,018.90 ↓ -7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $8,021.60 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $8,021.60 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $8,322.41 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $8,522.95 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $8,623.22 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $9,024.30 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $9,024.30 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $9,024.30 ↑ +20%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana 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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