Blood draw capillary 36416 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

$18.00

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.

$24.00

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.

$2.32 with United Healthcare vs $21.60 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
United Healthcare Commercial $2.32 ↓ -87%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $9.60 ↓ -47%
Anthem Pathway PPO Commercial $10.73 ↓ -40%
Anthem Pathway HMO Commercial $10.73 ↓ -40%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $11.04 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $11.04 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $11.04 ↓ -39%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $11.45 ↓ -36%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $11.76 ↓ -35%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $11.76 ↓ -35%
Immergrun Commercial $12.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $12.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $12.00 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $12.24 ↓ -32%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $12.48 ↓ -31%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $12.96 ↓ -28%
Medical Mutual Traditional Commercial $12.96 ↓ -28%
AultCare Commercial $13.20 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Commercial $15.60 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $15.60 ↓ -13%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $19.20 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $19.20 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $19.92 ↑ +11%
Aetna Commercial $20.02 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $20.40 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $20.64 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $21.60 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $21.60 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $21.60 ↑ +20%
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 Commercial 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 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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