Unit mobile power mpu 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

$18,857.25

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.

$25,143.00

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.

$6,160.04 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $26,605.60 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 $6,160.04 ↓ -67%
The Health Plan Commercial $8,380.16 ↓ -56%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $8,800.05 ↓ -53%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $8,800.05 ↓ -53%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $8,800.05 ↓ -53%
AultCare Commercial $8,800.05 ↓ -53%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $8,800.05 ↓ -53%
Aetna Commercial $9,302.91 ↓ -51%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $11,414.92 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $11,565.78 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $11,565.78 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $11,565.78 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $11,817.21 ↓ -37%
Anthem Commercial $11,817.21 ↓ -37%
Immergrun Commercial $12,571.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $12,571.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $12,571.50 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Commercial $12,672.07 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $12,697.22 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $12,822.93 ↓ -32%
Cigna OAP Commercial $13,074.36 ↓ -31%
Cigna PPO Commercial $13,954.37 ↓ -26%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $14,780.89 ↓ -22%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $14,780.89 ↓ -22%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $14,780.89 ↓ -22%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $14,780.89 ↓ -22%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $14,780.89 ↓ -22%
Humana Medicare Advantage $14,780.89 ↓ -22%
Molina Medicare Advantage $14,780.89 ↓ -22%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $14,780.89 ↓ -22%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $14,780.89 ↓ -22%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $14,780.89 ↓ -22%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $14,780.89 ↓ -22%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $15,224.32 ↓ -19%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $15,519.93 ↓ -18%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $15,519.93 ↓ -18%
HealthSmart Commercial $16,342.95 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $16,342.95 ↓ -13%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $17,600.10 ↓ -7%
Beech Street Commercial $20,114.40 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $20,114.40 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $20,868.69 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $21,371.55 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $21,622.98 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $22,628.70 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $22,628.70 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $22,628.70 ↑ +20%
Ambetter Commercial $26,605.60 ↑ +41%
CareSource Marketplace $26,605.60 ↑ +41%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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