Tissue culture placenta 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

$6,844.50

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.

$9,126.00

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.

$56.00 with United Healthcare vs $649.80 with Ohio Health Choice — 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
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $56.00 ↓ -99%
United Healthcare Commercial $62.00 ↓ -99%
Anthem Commercial $88.13 ↓ -99%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $150.30 ↓ -98%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $150.30 ↓ -98%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $150.30 ↓ -98%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $150.30 ↓ -98%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $150.30 ↓ -98%
Humana Medicare Advantage $150.30 ↓ -98%
Molina Medicare Advantage $150.30 ↓ -98%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $150.30 ↓ -98%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $150.30 ↓ -98%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $150.30 ↓ -98%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $150.30 ↓ -98%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $154.81 ↓ -98%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $157.82 ↓ -98%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $157.82 ↓ -98%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Northern Ohio Commercial $176.89 ↓ -97%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $205.45 ↓ -97%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $219.49 ↓ -97%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $244.04 ↓ -96%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $268.58 ↓ -96%
Ambetter Commercial $270.54 ↓ -96%
CareSource Marketplace $270.54 ↓ -96%
Cigna OAP Commercial $317.53 ↓ -95%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $332.12 ↓ -95%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $332.12 ↓ -95%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $332.12 ↓ -95%
JP Farley Commercial $339.34 ↓ -95%
Aetna Commercial $360.72 ↓ -95%
Immergrun Commercial $361.00 ↓ -95%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $361.00 ↓ -95%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $361.00 ↓ -95%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $364.61 ↓ -95%
SummaCare Commercial $368.22 ↓ -95%
AultCare Commercial $397.10 ↓ -94%
Cigna PPO Commercial $400.71 ↓ -94%
HealthSmart Commercial $469.30 ↓ -93%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $469.30 ↓ -93%
The Health Plan Commercial $476.52 ↓ -93%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $505.40 ↓ -93%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $577.60 ↓ -92%
Beech Street Commercial $577.60 ↓ -92%
First Health Commercial $599.26 ↓ -91%
Century Health Network Commercial $613.70 ↓ -91%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $620.92 ↓ -91%
MultiPlan Commercial $649.80 ↓ -91%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $649.80 ↓ -91%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $649.80 ↓ -91%
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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