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Akron, OH
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Akron General Medical Center’s median price of $868 is 75% below the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 17% of the 1,919 hospitals reporting CPT 42826. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 37 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Optum managed medicaid transplant professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $193.48 | $193.48 | $193.48 – $193.48 |
| 2 | Caresource managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $213.84 | $213.84 | $213.84 – $213.84 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $213.84 | $213.84 | $213.84 – $213.84 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $223.73 | $223.73 | $223.73 – $223.73 |
| 5 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $223.73 | $223.73 | $223.73 – $223.73 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $223.73 | $223.73 | $223.73 – $223.73 |
| 7 | Optum medicare advantage transplant professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $223.73 | $223.73 | $223.73 – $223.73 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $223.73 | $223.73 | $223.73 – $223.73 |
| 9 | Molina managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $224.03 | $224.03 | $224.03 – $224.03 |
| 10 | Anthem all products mid-level facility professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $341.64 | $341.64 | $341.64 – $341.64 |
| 11 | Anthem all products mid-level non-facility professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $341.64 | $341.64 | $341.64 – $341.64 |
| 12 | Oscar all products professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $350.66 | $350.66 | $350.66 – $350.66 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare hmo & ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $632.86 | $632.86 | $632.86 – $632.86 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare all products - mid-level professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $695.40 | $695.40 | $695.40 – $695.40 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare all products professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $749.50 | $749.50 | $749.50 – $749.50 |
| 16 | Optum all products transplant professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $804.54 | $804.54 | $804.54 – $804.54 |
| 17 | Anthem all products physician professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $867.71 | $867.71 | $867.71 – $867.71 |
| 18 | Anthem all products physician facility professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $867.71 | $867.71 | $867.71 – $867.71 |
| 19 | Anthem all products physician non-facility professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $867.71 | $867.71 | $867.71 – $867.71 |
| 20 | Aetna all products first health professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,035 | $1,035 | $1,035 – $1,035 |
| 21 | Aetna asa professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,104 | $1,104 | $1,104 – $1,104 |
| 22 | Optum managed medicaid transplant facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,139 | $1,139 | $1,139 – $1,139 |
| 23 | Caresource managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,199 | $1,199 | $1,199 – $1,199 |
| 24 | MultiPlan all products professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,242 | $1,242 | $1,242 – $1,242 |
| 25 | Anthem managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,259 | $1,259 | $1,259 – $1,259 |
Last updated: Jun 15, 2026
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