Galectin-3 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

$280.50

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.

$374.00

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.

$14.42 with United Healthcare vs $272.70 with Fortified Provider Network — 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
United Healthcare Commercial $14.42 ↓ -95%
Cigna Commercial $25.22 ↓ -91%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $44.25 ↓ -84%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $44.25 ↓ -84%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $44.25 ↓ -84%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $44.25 ↓ -84%
Anthem Pathway HMO Commercial $44.25 ↓ -84%
Anthem Pathway PPO Commercial $44.25 ↓ -84%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $44.25 ↓ -84%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $44.25 ↓ -84%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $44.25 ↓ -84%
Humana Medicare Advantage $44.25 ↓ -84%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $44.25 ↓ -84%
Molina Medicare Advantage $44.25 ↓ -84%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $44.25 ↓ -84%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $44.25 ↓ -84%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $44.25 ↓ -84%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $44.25 ↓ -84%
Aetna Commercial $44.25 ↓ -84%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $45.58 ↓ -84%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $46.46 ↓ -83%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $46.46 ↓ -83%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $50.00 ↓ -82%
Medical Mutual Traditional Commercial $66.38 ↓ -76%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $66.38 ↓ -76%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $66.38 ↓ -76%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $66.38 ↓ -76%
Ambetter Commercial $79.65 ↓ -72%
CareSource Marketplace $79.65 ↓ -72%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $139.38 ↓ -50%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $139.38 ↓ -50%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $139.38 ↓ -50%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $151.50 ↓ -46%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $151.50 ↓ -46%
Immergrun Commercial $151.50 ↓ -46%
SummaCare Commercial $154.53 ↓ -45%
AultCare Commercial $166.65 ↓ -41%
HealthSmart Commercial $196.95 ↓ -30%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $196.95 ↓ -30%
Beech Street Commercial $242.40 ↓ -14%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $242.40 ↓ -14%
First Health Commercial $251.49 ↓ -10%
Century Health Network Commercial $257.55 ↓ -8%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $260.58 ↓ -7%
MultiPlan Commercial $272.70 ↓ -3%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $272.70 ↓ -3%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $272.70 ↓ -3%
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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