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Contrast x-ray of wrist at University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center
36000 Euclid Avenue, Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH · University Hospitals · · NPI 1972689172
$417.75
Cash price 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.
$557.00
Gross charge 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.
$256.22 with Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan vs $1,002.04 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan | Fund | $256.22 | ↓ -39% |
| Amish Aid Community Plan | Fund | $256.22 | ↓ -39% |
| Buckeye Plain Ministries | Fund | $256.22 | ↓ -39% |
| Immergrun | Commercial | $278.50 | ↓ -33% |
| Christian Healthcare Ministries | Fund | $278.50 | ↓ -33% |
| Sunrise Plan Communities | Fund | $278.50 | ↓ -33% |
| SummaCare | Commercial | $284.07 | ↓ -32% |
| Aetna | Commercial | $305.79 | ↓ -27% |
| AultCare | Commercial | $306.35 | ↓ -27% |
| Molina | Medicare Advantage | $330.06 | ↓ -21% |
| Anthem | Medicare Advantage | $330.06 | ↓ -21% |
| Primetime Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $330.06 | ↓ -21% |
| WellCare by AllWell | Medicare Advantage | $330.06 | ↓ -21% |
| Cigna | Medicare Advantage | $330.06 | ↓ -21% |
| Medical Mutual of Ohio | Medicare Advantage | $330.06 | ↓ -21% |
| SummaCare | Medicare Advantage | $330.06 | ↓ -21% |
| Devoted Health | Medicare Advantage | $330.06 | ↓ -21% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $330.06 | ↓ -21% |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $330.06 | ↓ -21% |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $330.06 | ↓ -21% |
| The Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $330.06 | ↓ -21% |
| Paramount | Medicare Advantage | $339.96 | ↓ -19% |
| Valor Health Plans | Medicare Advantage | $346.56 | ↓ -17% |
| Perennial Advantage of Ohio | Medicare Advantage | $346.56 | ↓ -17% |
| University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) | Commercial | $356.07 | ↓ -15% |
| Ohio Health Choice | Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial | $362.05 | ↓ -13% |
| HealthSmart | Commercial | $362.05 | ↓ -13% |
| Ohio Preferred Network | Commercial | $445.60 | ↑ +7% |
| Beech Street | Commercial | $445.60 | ↑ +7% |
| First Health | Commercial | $462.31 | ↑ +11% |
| Century Health Network | Commercial | $473.45 | ↑ +13% |
| Private Healthcare System | Commercial | $479.02 | ↑ +15% |
| Ohio Health Choice | Commercial | $501.30 | ↑ +20% |
| Fortified Provider Network | Commercial | $501.30 | ↑ +20% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial | $501.30 | ↑ +20% |
| CareSource | Marketplace | $594.11 | ↑ +42% |
| Ambetter | Commercial | $594.11 | ↑ +42% |
| Anthem | Pathway HMO Commercial | $629.81 | ↑ +51% |
| Anthem | Pathway PPO Commercial | $702.05 | ↑ +68% |
| Medical Mutual of Ohio | MedFlex Commercial | $767.44 | ↑ +84% |
| Anthem | Blue Access Commercial | $787.21 | ↑ +88% |
| Cigna | Commercial | $834.39 | ↑ +100% |
| Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA | Northern Ohio Commercial | $843.74 | ↑ +102% |
| Medical Mutual of Ohio | SuperMed Commercial | $852.71 | ↑ +104% |
| Medical Mutual Traditional | Commercial | $861.06 | ↑ +106% |
| Anthem | Traditional Commercial | $899.81 | ↑ +115% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $1,002.04 | ↑ +140% |
| Humana | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| Amerihealth Caritas | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| Buckeye | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| Aetna (Ohio Rise) | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| CareSource | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| United Healthcare | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
| Molina | Managed Medicaid | not published by hospital | — |
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Contrast x-ray of wrist at other Ohio hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center | Geneva | $417.75 | $111.40 – $501.30 |
| University Hospitals St. John Medical Center | Westlake OH | $417.75 | $136.47 – $641.57 |
| University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center | Ashland | $417.75 | $338.34 – $609.01 |
| University Hospitals Parma Medical Center | Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard | $417.75 | $295.80 – $594.11 |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center | Ravenna OH 44266 | $417.75 | $266.22 – $641.57 |
| University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center | Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road | $417.75 | $330.06 – $594.11 |