Cltx mndblr fx ntrdntl fixj 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

$6,789.75

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.

$9,053.00

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 $17,003.22 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 $2,453.36 ↓ -64%
Aetna Commercial $2,971.00 ↓ -56%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $4,164.38 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $4,164.38 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $4,164.38 ↓ -39%
Immergrun Commercial $4,526.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $4,526.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $4,526.50 ↓ -33%
AultCare Commercial $4,979.15 ↓ -27%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $5,600.62 ↓ -18%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $5,600.62 ↓ -18%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $5,600.62 ↓ -18%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $5,600.62 ↓ -18%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $5,600.62 ↓ -18%
Humana Medicare Advantage $5,600.62 ↓ -18%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $5,600.62 ↓ -18%
Molina Medicare Advantage $5,600.62 ↓ -18%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $5,600.62 ↓ -18%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $5,600.62 ↓ -18%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $5,600.62 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $5,600.62 ↓ -18%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $5,768.63 ↓ -15%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $5,880.65 ↓ -13%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $5,880.65 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $5,884.45 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $5,884.45 ↓ -13%
Beech Street Commercial $7,242.40 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $7,242.40 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $7,513.99 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $7,695.05 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $7,785.58 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $8,147.70 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $8,147.70 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $8,147.70 ↑ +20%
Ambetter Commercial $10,081.11 ↑ +48%
CareSource Marketplace $10,081.11 ↑ +48%
Anthem Pathway HMO Commercial $10,686.89 ↑ +57%
Anthem Pathway PPO Commercial $11,912.84 ↑ +75%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $13,022.35 ↑ +92%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $13,357.78 ↑ +97%
Cigna Commercial $14,158.33 ↑ +109%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $14,317.11 ↑ +111%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $14,469.28 ↑ +113%
Medical Mutual Traditional Commercial $14,610.86 ↑ +115%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $15,268.50 ↑ +125%
United Healthcare Commercial $17,003.22 ↑ +150%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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