Ercp ea duct/ampulla dilate 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

$4,199.25

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.

$5,599.00

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 $11,073.87 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 ↓ -79%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $2,239.60 ↓ -47%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $2,575.54 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $2,575.54 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $2,575.54 ↓ -39%
Immergrun Commercial $2,799.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $2,799.50 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $2,799.50 ↓ -33%
Aetna Commercial $2,971.00 ↓ -29%
AultCare Commercial $3,079.45 ↓ -27%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $3,639.35 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $3,639.35 ↓ -13%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $3,647.57 ↓ -13%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $3,647.57 ↓ -13%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $3,647.57 ↓ -13%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $3,647.57 ↓ -13%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $3,647.57 ↓ -13%
Humana Medicare Advantage $3,647.57 ↓ -13%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $3,647.57 ↓ -13%
Molina Medicare Advantage $3,647.57 ↓ -13%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,647.57 ↓ -13%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $3,647.57 ↓ -13%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,647.57 ↓ -13%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $3,647.57 ↓ -13%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $3,757.00 ↓ -11%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $3,829.95 ↓ -9%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $3,829.95 ↓ -9%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $4,479.20 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $4,479.20 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $4,647.17 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $4,759.15 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $4,815.14 ↑ +15%
MultiPlan Commercial $5,039.10 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $5,039.10 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $5,039.10 ↑ +20%
CareSource Marketplace $6,565.63 ↑ +56%
Ambetter Commercial $6,565.63 ↑ +56%
Anthem Pathway HMO Commercial $6,960.17 ↑ +66%
Anthem Pathway PPO Commercial $7,758.61 ↑ +85%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $8,481.21 ↑ +102%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $8,699.67 ↑ +107%
Cigna Commercial $9,221.05 ↑ +120%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $9,324.46 ↑ +122%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $9,423.56 ↑ +124%
Medical Mutual Traditional Commercial $9,515.77 ↑ +127%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $9,944.08 ↑ +137%
United Healthcare Commercial $11,073.87 ↑ +164%
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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