Dextran 40 infusion 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

$225.55

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.

$300.73

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.

$115.36 with University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) vs $259.57 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
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $115.36 ↓ -49%
Anthem Pathway PPO Commercial $128.98 ↓ -43%
Anthem Pathway HMO Commercial $128.98 ↓ -43%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $132.67 ↓ -41%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $132.67 ↓ -41%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $132.67 ↓ -41%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $137.57 ↓ -39%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $141.32 ↓ -37%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $141.32 ↓ -37%
Immergrun Commercial $144.21 ↓ -36%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $144.21 ↓ -36%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $144.21 ↓ -36%
SummaCare Commercial $147.09 ↓ -35%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $149.97 ↓ -34%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $155.74 ↓ -31%
Medical Mutual Traditional Commercial $155.74 ↓ -31%
AultCare Commercial $158.63 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Commercial $187.47 ↓ -17%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $187.47 ↓ -17%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $230.73 ↑ +2%
Beech Street Commercial $230.73 ↑ +2%
First Health Commercial $239.38 ↑ +6%
Aetna Commercial $240.53 ↑ +7%
Century Health Network Commercial $245.15 ↑ +9%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $248.03 ↑ +10%
MultiPlan Commercial $259.57 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $259.57 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $259.57 ↑ +15%
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 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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Dextran 40 infusion at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati $279.30 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima $778.08 not published
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $225.55 $63.73 – $259.57
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $225.55 $115.36 – $259.57
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $225.55 $98.66 – $98.66
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $225.55 $55.08 – $55.08
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $225.55 $80.94 – $80.94
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva $225.55 $91.25 – $91.25

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