Warde cadmium blood 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

$84.75

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.

$113.00

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.

$13.47 with Cigna vs $101.70 with Ohio Health Choice — 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 $13.47 ↓ -84%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $23.64 ↓ -72%
WellCare by AllWell Medicare Advantage $23.64 ↓ -72%
Anthem Blue Access Commercial $23.64 ↓ -72%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $23.64 ↓ -72%
Anthem Pathway HMO Commercial $23.64 ↓ -72%
Anthem Pathway PPO Commercial $23.64 ↓ -72%
Anthem Traditional Commercial $23.64 ↓ -72%
Cigna Medicare Advantage $23.64 ↓ -72%
Devoted Health Medicare Advantage $23.64 ↓ -72%
Humana Medicare Advantage $23.64 ↓ -72%
Medical Mutual of Ohio Medicare Advantage $23.64 ↓ -72%
Molina Medicare Advantage $23.64 ↓ -72%
Primetime Health Plan Medicare Advantage $23.64 ↓ -72%
SummaCare Medicare Advantage $23.64 ↓ -72%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $23.64 ↓ -72%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $23.64 ↓ -72%
Aetna Commercial $23.64 ↓ -72%
Paramount Medicare Advantage $24.35 ↓ -71%
Perennial Advantage of Ohio Medicare Advantage $24.82 ↓ -71%
Valor Health Plans Medicare Advantage $24.82 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare Commercial $26.55 ↓ -69%
University Health Employee Plan (Contigo) Commercial $32.30 ↓ -62%
Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Commercial $35.46 ↓ -58%
Medical Mutual of Ohio ACA Northern Ohio Commercial $35.46 ↓ -58%
Medical Mutual of Ohio MedFlex Commercial $35.46 ↓ -58%
Medical Mutual Traditional Commercial $35.46 ↓ -58%
Ambetter Commercial $42.55 ↓ -50%
CareSource Marketplace $42.55 ↓ -50%
Amish Aid Community Plan Fund $51.98 ↓ -39%
Buckeye Plain Ministries Fund $51.98 ↓ -39%
Amish Church Fund and Workers Aid Plan Fund $51.98 ↓ -39%
Sunrise Plan Communities Fund $56.50 ↓ -33%
Christian Healthcare Ministries Fund $56.50 ↓ -33%
Immergrun Commercial $56.50 ↓ -33%
SummaCare Commercial $57.63 ↓ -32%
AultCare Commercial $62.15 ↓ -27%
Ohio Health Choice Preferred Health Choice Plus Commercial $73.45 ↓ -13%
HealthSmart Commercial $73.45 ↓ -13%
Ohio Preferred Network Commercial $90.40 ↑ +7%
Beech Street Commercial $90.40 ↑ +7%
First Health Commercial $93.79 ↑ +11%
Century Health Network Commercial $96.05 ↑ +13%
Private Healthcare System Commercial $97.18 ↑ +15%
Fortified Provider Network Commercial $101.70 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial $101.70 ↑ +20%
Ohio Health Choice Commercial $101.70 ↑ +20%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
CareSource Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
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 —

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