Implant neuroelectrodes 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

$12,807.00

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.

$17,076.00

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 $32,004.57 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 ↓ -93%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $1,441.44 ↓ -89%
Aetna Commercial $1,910.00 ↓ -85%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $7,854.96 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $7,854.96 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $7,854.96 ↓ -39%
Immergrun Commercial $8,538.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $8,538.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $8,538.00 ↓ -33%
AultCare Commercial $9,391.80 ↓ -27%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $10,541.85 ↓ -18%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $10,541.85 ↓ -18%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $10,541.85 ↓ -18%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $10,541.85 ↓ -18%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $10,541.85 ↓ -18%
Humana Medicare Advantage $10,541.85 ↓ -18%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $10,541.85 ↓ -18%
Molina Medicare Advantage $10,541.85 ↓ -18%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $10,541.85 ↓ -18%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $10,541.85 ↓ -18%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $10,541.85 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $10,541.85 ↓ -18%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $10,858.10 ↓ -15%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $11,068.94 ↓ -14%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $11,068.94 ↓ -14%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $11,099.40 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $11,099.40 ↓ -13%
Beech Street Commercial $13,660.80 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $13,660.80 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $14,173.08 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $14,514.60 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $14,685.36 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $15,368.40 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $15,368.40 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $15,368.40 ↑ +20%
Ambetter Commercial $18,975.33 ↑ +48%
CareSource Marketplace $18,975.33 ↑ +48%
Anthem Pathway HMO Commercial $20,115.56 ↑ +57%
Anthem Pathway PPO Commercial $22,423.12 ↑ +75%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $24,511.52 ↑ +91%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $25,142.89 ↑ +96%
Cigna Commercial $26,649.72 ↑ +108%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $26,948.59 ↑ +110%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $27,235.02 ↑ +113%
Medical Mutual Traditional Commercial $27,501.51 ↑ +115%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $28,739.36 ↑ +124%
United Healthcare Commercial $32,004.57 ↑ +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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Implant neuroelectrodes at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $1,593.80 $1.10 – $22,202.58
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $12,807.00 $900.00 – $18,975.33
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $12,807.00 $900.00 – $26,699.53
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut $10,672.50 not published
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $12,807.00 $10,541.85 – $18,975.33
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $12,807.00 $10,541.85 – $18,975.33
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva $10,672.50 not published
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard $12,807.00 $10,541.85 – $18,975.33

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