Valvuloplasty mitral 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

$9,472.50

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.

$12,630.00

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.

$3,094.35 with Medical Mutual of Ohio vs $21,229.61 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 $3,094.35 ↓ -67%
United Healthcare Nexus Commercial $5,734.02 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $5,809.80 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $5,809.80 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $5,809.80 ↓ -39%
JP Farley Commercial $5,936.10 ↓ -37%
Immergrun Commercial $6,315.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $6,315.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $6,315.00 ↓ -33%
United Healthcare Commercial $6,365.52 ↓ -33%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $6,378.15 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $6,441.30 ↓ -32%
Cigna PPO Commercial $7,009.65 ↓ -26%
Anthem Commercial $7,084.58 ↓ -25%
HealthSmart Commercial $8,209.50 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $8,209.50 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Commercial $8,335.80 ↓ -12%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $8,405.00 ↓ -11%
Aetna Commercial $8,424.21 ↓ -11%
Medical Mutual Traditional/Health Ohio Commercial $8,841.00 ↓ -7%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $9,339.00 ↓ -1%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $10,104.00 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $10,104.00 ↑ +7%
Medical Mutual of Ohio NAS Commercial $10,273.00 ↑ +8%
First Health Commercial $10,482.90 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $10,735.50 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $10,861.80 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $11,367.00 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $11,367.00 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $11,367.00 ↑ +20%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↑ +25%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↑ +25%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↑ +25%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↑ +25%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↑ +25%
Humana Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↑ +25%
Molina Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↑ +25%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↑ +25%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↑ +25%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↑ +25%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $11,794.23 ↑ +25%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $12,148.06 ↑ +28%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $12,383.94 ↑ +31%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $12,383.94 ↑ +31%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $14,352.00 ↑ +52%
Cigna OAP Commercial $15,000.00 ↑ +58%
AultCare Commercial $17,103.00 ↑ +81%
Ambetter Commercial $21,229.61 ↑ +124%
CareSource Marketplace $21,229.61 ↑ +124%
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Valvuloplasty mitral at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $5,735.44 $6,939.00 – $9,252.00
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $23,409.75 $1.10 – $32,413.50
akron general Akron $23,409.75 $2,217.04 – $32,413.50
avon hospital Avon $23,409.75 $2,430.49 – $32,413.50
euclid hospital Euclid $23,409.75 $1,657.78 – $32,413.50
fairview hospital Cleveland $23,409.75 $1,642.98 – $32,413.50
lutheran hospital Cleveland $23,409.75 $1,642.98 – $32,413.50
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights $23,409.75 $1,642.98 – $32,413.50

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