Strapping of toes 29550 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

$151.50

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.

$202.00

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.

$55.81 with WellCare by AllWell vs $181.80 with MultiPlan — 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
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $55.81 ↓ -63%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $55.81 ↓ -63%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $55.81 ↓ -63%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $55.81 ↓ -63%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $55.81 ↓ -63%
Humana Medicare Advantage $55.81 ↓ -63%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $55.81 ↓ -63%
Molina Medicare Advantage $55.81 ↓ -63%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $55.81 ↓ -63%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $55.81 ↓ -63%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $55.81 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $55.81 ↓ -63%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $57.49 ↓ -62%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $58.60 ↓ -61%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $58.60 ↓ -61%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $80.80 ↓ -47%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $92.92 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $92.92 ↓ -39%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $92.92 ↓ -39%
CareSource Marketplace $100.46 ↓ -34%
Ambetter Commercial $100.46 ↓ -34%
Immergrun Commercial $101.00 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $101.00 ↓ -33%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $101.00 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $103.02 ↓ -32%
Anthem Pathway HMO Commercial $106.50 ↓ -30%
AultCare Commercial $111.10 ↓ -27%
Anthem Pathway PPO Commercial $118.71 ↓ -22%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $129.77 ↓ -14%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $131.30 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $131.30 ↓ -13%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $133.11 ↓ -12%
Cigna Commercial $141.09 ↓ -7%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $142.67 ↓ -6%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $144.19 ↓ -5%
Medical Mutual Traditional Commercial $145.60 ↓ -4%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $152.15 ↑ +0%
Beech Street Commercial $161.60 ↑ +7%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $161.60 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $167.66 ↑ +11%
Aetna Commercial $168.47 ↑ +11%
United Healthcare Commercial $169.44 ↑ +12%
Century Health Network Commercial $171.70 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $173.72 ↑ +15%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $181.80 ↑ +20%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $181.80 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $181.80 ↑ +20%
Molina Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Aetna (Ohio Rise) Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Humana Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —

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Strapping of toes 29550 at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Kings Mills Hospital Mason $129.60 not published
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville $99.69 $120.60 – $192.85
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $177.45 $0.01 – $245.70
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood $151.50 $44.64 – $181.80
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood $151.50 $55.81 – $181.80
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria $151.50 $55.81 – $100.46
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon $151.50 $55.81 – $100.46
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard $151.50 $55.81 – $100.46

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