Bln dil 900ml preperitnl 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

$1,241.51

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.

$1,655.34

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.

$301.87 with Cigna vs $815.86 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
Cigna Commercial $301.87 ↓ -76%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $362.60 ↓ -71%
Anthem Pathway PPO Commercial $405.39 ↓ -67%
Anthem Pathway HMO Commercial $405.39 ↓ -67%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $416.99 ↓ -66%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $416.99 ↓ -66%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $416.99 ↓ -66%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $432.41 ↓ -65%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $444.19 ↓ -64%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $444.19 ↓ -64%
Immergrun Commercial $453.26 ↓ -63%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $453.26 ↓ -63%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $453.26 ↓ -63%
SummaCare Commercial $462.32 ↓ -63%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $471.39 ↓ -62%
Medical Mutual Traditional Commercial $489.52 ↓ -61%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $489.52 ↓ -61%
AultCare Commercial $498.58 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Commercial $589.23 ↓ -53%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $589.23 ↓ -53%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $725.21 ↓ -42%
Beech Street Commercial $725.21 ↓ -42%
First Health Commercial $752.40 ↓ -39%
Aetna Commercial $756.03 ↓ -39%
Century Health Network Commercial $770.53 ↓ -38%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $779.60 ↓ -37%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $815.86 ↓ -34%
MultiPlan Commercial $815.86 ↓ -34%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $815.86 ↓ -34%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Aetna Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Ambetter Commercial not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Anthem Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Marketplace not published by hospital —
Cigna Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Paramount Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
SummaCare Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Commercial not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage not published by hospital —

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