Cath hawkone s directional 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

$7,076.25

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.

$9,435.00

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 $6,506.33 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
SummaCare Commercial $900.00 ↓ -87%
Cigna Commercial $2,407.34 ↓ -66%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $2,891.70 ↓ -59%
Anthem Pathway HMO Commercial $3,232.92 ↓ -54%
Anthem Pathway PPO Commercial $3,232.92 ↓ -54%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $3,325.46 ↓ -53%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $3,325.46 ↓ -53%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $3,325.46 ↓ -53%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $3,448.35 ↓ -51%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $3,542.33 ↓ -50%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $3,542.33 ↓ -50%
Immergrun Commercial $3,614.63 ↓ -49%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $3,614.63 ↓ -49%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $3,614.63 ↓ -49%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $3,759.21 ↓ -47%
Medical Mutual Traditional Commercial $3,903.80 ↓ -45%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $3,903.80 ↓ -45%
AultCare Commercial $3,976.09 ↓ -44%
HealthSmart Commercial $4,699.01 ↓ -34%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $4,699.01 ↓ -34%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $5,783.40 ↓ -18%
Beech Street Commercial $5,783.40 ↓ -18%
First Health Commercial $6,000.28 ↓ -15%
Aetna Commercial $6,029.19 ↓ -15%
Century Health Network Commercial $6,144.86 ↓ -13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $6,217.16 ↓ -12%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $6,506.33 ↓ -8%
MultiPlan Commercial $6,506.33 ↓ -8%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $6,506.33 ↓ -8%
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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