Bronchoscopy dilate w/stent 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

$6,768.75

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.

$9,025.00

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.

$900.00 with SummaCare vs $20,270.77 with United Healthcare — 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
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -87%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $1,857.44 ↓ -73%
Aetna Commercial $2,441.00 ↓ -64%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $4,151.50 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $4,151.50 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $4,151.50 ↓ -39%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $4,512.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $4,512.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $4,512.50 ↓ -33%
AultCare Commercial $4,963.75 ↓ -27%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $5,866.25 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $5,866.25 ↓ -13%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $6,676.90 ↓ -1%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $6,676.90 ↓ -1%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $6,676.90 ↓ -1%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $6,676.90 ↓ -1%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $6,676.90 ↓ -1%
Humana Medicare Advantage $6,676.90 ↓ -1%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $6,676.90 ↓ -1%
Molina Medicare Advantage $6,676.90 ↓ -1%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $6,676.90 ↓ -1%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $6,676.90 ↓ -1%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $6,676.90 ↓ -1%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $6,676.90 ↓ -1%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $6,877.21 ↑ +2%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $7,010.75 ↑ +4%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $7,010.75 ↑ +4%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $7,220.00 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $7,220.00 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $7,490.75 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $7,671.25 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $7,761.50 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $8,122.50 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $8,122.50 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $8,122.50 ↑ +20%
CareSource Marketplace $12,018.42 ↑ +78%
Ambetter Commercial $12,018.42 ↑ +78%
Anthem Pathway HMO Commercial $12,740.61 ↑ +88%
Anthem Pathway PPO Commercial $14,202.16 ↑ +110%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $15,524.89 ↑ +129%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $15,924.78 ↑ +135%
Cigna Commercial $16,879.16 ↑ +149%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $17,068.46 ↑ +152%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $17,249.88 ↑ +155%
Medical Mutual Traditional Commercial $17,418.67 ↑ +157%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $18,202.68 ↑ +169%
United Healthcare Commercial $20,270.77 ↑ +199%
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Bronchoscopy dilate w/stent at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $20,697.95 $0.01 – $28,658.70
akron general Akron $1,133.60 $1.10 – $6,907.92
mercy hospital Canton $1,133.60 $1.10 – $6,877.21
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $6,768.75 $900.00 – $12,018.42
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $6,768.75 $900.00 – $16,910.71
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $6,258.75 not published
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $6,768.75 $6,676.90 – $12,018.42
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $6,768.75 $6,676.90 – $12,018.42

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