Mayo avwpr vw factor activity 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

$911.25

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.

$1,215.00

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.

$17.59 with Cigna vs $248.40 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
Cigna Commercial $17.59 ↓ -98%
United Healthcare Commercial $26.33 ↓ -97%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $30.86 ↓ -97%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $30.86 ↓ -97%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $30.86 ↓ -97%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $30.86 ↓ -97%
Anthem Pathway HMO Commercial $30.86 ↓ -97%
Anthem Pathway PPO Commercial $30.86 ↓ -97%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $30.86 ↓ -97%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $30.86 ↓ -97%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $30.86 ↓ -97%
Humana Medicare Advantage $30.86 ↓ -97%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $30.86 ↓ -97%
Molina Medicare Advantage $30.86 ↓ -97%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $30.86 ↓ -97%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $30.86 ↓ -97%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $30.86 ↓ -97%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $30.86 ↓ -97%
Aetna Commercial $30.86 ↓ -97%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $31.79 ↓ -97%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $32.40 ↓ -96%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $32.40 ↓ -96%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $34.87 ↓ -96%
Medical Mutual Traditional Commercial $46.29 ↓ -95%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $46.29 ↓ -95%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $46.29 ↓ -95%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $46.29 ↓ -95%
Ambetter Commercial $55.55 ↓ -94%
CareSource Marketplace $55.55 ↓ -94%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $126.96 ↓ -86%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $126.96 ↓ -86%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $126.96 ↓ -86%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $138.00 ↓ -85%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $138.00 ↓ -85%
Immergrun Commercial $138.00 ↓ -85%
SummaCare Commercial $140.76 ↓ -85%
AultCare Commercial $151.80 ↓ -83%
HealthSmart Commercial $179.40 ↓ -80%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $179.40 ↓ -80%
Beech Street Commercial $220.80 ↓ -76%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $220.80 ↓ -76%
First Health Commercial $229.08 ↓ -75%
Century Health Network Commercial $234.60 ↓ -74%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $237.36 ↓ -74%
MultiPlan Commercial $248.40 ↓ -73%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $248.40 ↓ -73%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $248.40 ↓ -73%
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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