Biopsy eyelid & lid margin at University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center

36000 Euclid Avenue, Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH · University Hospitals · · NPI 1972689172

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Ingested Aug 14, 2026

$576.00

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.

$768.00

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.

$300.29 with WellCare by AllWell vs $1,910.00 with Aetna — 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
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $300.29 ↓ -48%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $300.29 ↓ -48%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $300.29 ↓ -48%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $300.29 ↓ -48%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $300.29 ↓ -48%
Humana Medicare Advantage $300.29 ↓ -48%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $300.29 ↓ -48%
Molina Medicare Advantage $300.29 ↓ -48%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $300.29 ↓ -48%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $300.29 ↓ -48%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $300.29 ↓ -48%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $300.29 ↓ -48%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $307.20 ↓ -47%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $309.30 ↓ -46%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $315.30 ↓ -45%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $315.30 ↓ -45%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $353.28 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $353.28 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $353.28 ↓ -39%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $384.00 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $384.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $384.00 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $391.68 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $422.40 ↓ -27%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $499.20 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $499.20 ↓ -13%
CareSource Marketplace $540.52 ↓ -6%
Ambetter Commercial $540.52 ↓ -6%
Anthem Pathway HMO Commercial $573.00 ↓ -1%
Beech Street Commercial $614.40 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $614.40 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $637.44 ↑ +11%
Anthem Pathway PPO Commercial $638.73 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $652.80 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $660.48 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $691.20 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $691.20 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $691.20 ↑ +20%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $698.22 ↑ +21%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $716.20 ↑ +24%
Cigna Commercial $759.12 ↑ +32%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $767.64 ↑ +33%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $775.79 ↑ +35%
Medical Mutual Traditional Commercial $783.39 ↑ +36%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $818.65 ↑ +42%
United Healthcare Commercial $911.66 ↑ +58%
Aetna Commercial $1,910.00 ↑ +232%
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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