Prq tcat plmt ntrac st 1 les 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

$12,034.50

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.

$16,046.00

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.

$3,931.27 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $21,229.61 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 $3,931.27 ↓ -67%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $7,284.88 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $7,381.16 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $7,381.16 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $7,381.16 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $7,541.62 ↓ -37%
Anthem Commercial $7,541.62 ↓ -37%
Immergrun Commercial $8,023.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $8,023.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $8,023.00 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Commercial $8,087.18 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $8,103.23 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $8,183.46 ↓ -32%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $8,405.00 ↓ -30%
Cigna PPO Commercial $8,905.53 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $9,339.00 ↓ -22%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $10,273.00 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Commercial $10,429.90 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $10,429.90 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $10,590.36 ↓ -12%
Aetna Commercial $10,702.68 ↓ -11%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $11,232.20 ↓ -7%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↓ -2%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↓ -2%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↓ -2%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↓ -2%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↓ -2%
Humana Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↓ -2%
Molina Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↓ -2%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↓ -2%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↓ -2%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↓ -2%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↓ -2%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $12,148.06 ↑ +1%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $12,383.94 ↑ +3%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $12,383.94 ↑ +3%
Beech Street Commercial $12,836.80 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $12,836.80 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $13,318.18 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $13,639.10 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $13,799.56 ↑ +15%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $14,352.00 ↑ +19%
MultiPlan Commercial $14,441.40 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $14,441.40 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $14,441.40 ↑ +20%
Cigna OAP Commercial $15,000.00 ↑ +25%
AultCare Commercial $17,103.00 ↑ +42%
CareSource Marketplace $21,229.61 ↑ +76%
Ambetter Commercial $21,229.61 ↑ +76%
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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