Ropivacaine 0.2 % epidural pca - 1 hour dose limit 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

$184.88

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$246.50

Gross charge

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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.

$0.10 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $11.41 with Fortified Provider Network — 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

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 MedFlex Commercial $0.10 ↓ -100%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $0.11 ↓ -100%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $0.12 ↓ -100%
Cigna OAP Commercial $0.35 ↓ -100%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $3.11 ↓ -98%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $5.07 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $5.76 ↓ -97%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $5.83 ↓ -97%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $5.83 ↓ -97%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $5.83 ↓ -97%
Anthem Commercial $5.96 ↓ -97%
JP Farley Commercial $5.96 ↓ -97%
Immergrun Commercial $6.34 ↓ -97%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $6.34 ↓ -97%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $6.34 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Commercial $6.39 ↓ -97%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $6.40 ↓ -97%
SummaCare Commercial $6.47 ↓ -97%
AultCare Commercial $6.97 ↓ -96%
Cigna PPO Commercial $7.04 ↓ -96%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $8.24 ↓ -96%
HealthSmart Commercial $8.24 ↓ -96%
The Health Plan Commercial $8.37 ↓ -95%
Aetna Commercial $8.46 ↓ -95%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $8.88 ↓ -95%
Beech Street Commercial $10.14 ↓ -95%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $10.14 ↓ -95%
First Health Commercial $10.52 ↓ -94%
Century Health Network Commercial $10.78 ↓ -94%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $10.90 ↓ -94%
MultiPlan Commercial $11.41 ↓ -94%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $11.41 ↓ -94%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $11.41 ↓ -94%
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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Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $162.12 not published
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