Transcath closure of vsd 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

$15,782.25

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.

$21,043.00

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.

$5,155.54 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $33,711.64 with CareSource — 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 $5,155.54 ↓ -67%
Anthem Commercial $7,084.58 ↓ -55%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $9,553.52 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $9,679.78 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $9,679.78 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $9,679.78 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $9,890.21 ↓ -37%
Immergrun Commercial $10,521.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $10,521.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $10,521.50 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Commercial $10,605.67 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $10,626.72 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $10,731.93 ↓ -32%
Cigna PPO Commercial $11,678.87 ↓ -26%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $13,248.00 ↓ -16%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $13,677.95 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $13,677.95 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $13,888.38 ↓ -12%
Aetna Commercial $14,035.68 ↓ -11%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $14,352.00 ↓ -9%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $14,720.00 ↓ -7%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $14,730.10 ↓ -7%
Cigna OAP Commercial $15,000.00 ↓ -5%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $16,192.00 ↑ +3%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $16,834.40 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $16,834.40 ↑ +7%
AultCare Commercial $17,103.00 ↑ +8%
First Health Commercial $17,465.69 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $17,886.55 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $18,096.98 ↑ +15%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $18,728.69 ↑ +19%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $18,728.69 ↑ +19%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $18,728.69 ↑ +19%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $18,728.69 ↑ +19%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $18,728.69 ↑ +19%
Humana Medicare Advantage $18,728.69 ↑ +19%
Molina Medicare Advantage $18,728.69 ↑ +19%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $18,728.69 ↑ +19%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $18,728.69 ↑ +19%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $18,728.69 ↑ +19%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $18,728.69 ↑ +19%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $18,938.70 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $18,938.70 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $18,938.70 ↑ +20%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $19,290.55 ↑ +22%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $19,665.12 ↑ +25%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $19,665.12 ↑ +25%
Ambetter Commercial $33,711.64 ↑ +114%
CareSource Marketplace $33,711.64 ↑ +114%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Transcath closure of vsd at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $11,865.14 $14,355.00 – $19,140.00
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $27,456.00 $1.10 – $38,016.00
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $15,782.25 $900.00 – $31,217.65
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $15,782.25 $900.00 – $43,925.31
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $15,782.25 $17,343.14 – $31,217.65
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $15,782.25 $17,343.14 – $31,217.65
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road $15,782.25 $17,343.14 – $31,217.65
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard $15,782.25 $17,343.14 – $31,217.65

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