Ndl insj without njx 1 or 2 musc 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

$22.50

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.

$30.00

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.

$12.00 with University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) vs $83.06 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
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $12.00 ↓ -47%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $13.80 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $13.80 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $13.80 ↓ -39%
Immergrun Commercial $15.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $15.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $15.00 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $15.30 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $16.50 ↓ -27%
HealthSmart Commercial $19.50 ↓ -13%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $19.50 ↓ -13%
Beech Street Commercial $24.00 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $24.00 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $24.90 ↑ +11%
Aetna Commercial $25.02 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $25.50 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $25.80 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $27.00 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $27.00 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $27.00 ↑ +20%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $27.36 ↑ +22%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $27.36 ↑ +22%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $27.36 ↑ +22%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $27.36 ↑ +22%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $27.36 ↑ +22%
Humana Medicare Advantage $27.36 ↑ +22%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $27.36 ↑ +22%
Molina Medicare Advantage $27.36 ↑ +22%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $27.36 ↑ +22%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $27.36 ↑ +22%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $27.36 ↑ +22%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $27.36 ↑ +22%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $28.18 ↑ +25%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $28.73 ↑ +28%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $28.73 ↑ +28%
Ambetter Commercial $49.26 ↑ +119%
CareSource Marketplace $49.26 ↑ +119%
Anthem Pathway HMO Commercial $52.21 ↑ +132%
Anthem Pathway PPO Commercial $58.20 ↑ +159%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $63.62 ↑ +183%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $65.25 ↑ +190%
Cigna Commercial $69.16 ↑ +207%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $69.94 ↑ +211%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $70.68 ↑ +214%
Medical Mutual Traditional Commercial $71.38 ↑ +217%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $74.59 ↑ +232%
United Healthcare Commercial $83.06 ↑ +269%
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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