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PARAFFIN
Akron, OH
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Akron General Medical Center’s median price of $24 is 20% below the median hospital's median price ($30), higher than 46% of the 2,225 hospitals reporting CPT 97018. 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, 48 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 | UnitedHealthcare hmo & ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.83 | $4.83 | $4.83 – $4.83 |
| 2 | Optum managed medicaid transplant professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.25 | $5.25 | $5.25 – $5.25 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.72 | $5.72 | $5.72 – $5.72 |
| 4 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.72 | $5.72 | $5.72 – $5.72 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.72 | $5.72 | $5.72 – $5.72 |
| 6 | Optum medicare advantage transplant professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.72 | $5.72 | $5.72 – $5.72 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.72 | $5.72 | $5.72 – $5.72 |
| 8 | Caresource managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.81 | $5.81 | $5.81 – $5.81 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.81 | $5.81 | $5.81 – $5.81 |
| 10 | Molina managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.08 | $6.08 | $6.08 – $6.08 |
| 11 | Oscar all products professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.10 | $6.10 | $6.10 – $6.10 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare all products - mid-level professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.60 | $6.60 | $6.60 – $6.60 |
| 13 | Anthem all products mid-level facility professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.45 | $7.45 | $7.45 – $7.45 |
| 14 | Anthem all products mid-level non-facility professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.45 | $7.45 | $7.45 – $7.45 |
| 15 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.70 | $7.70 | $7.70 – $7.70 |
| 16 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.70 | $7.70 | $7.70 – $7.70 |
| 17 | Humana medicare advantage hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.89 | $7.89 | $7.89 – $7.89 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.89 | $7.89 | $7.89 – $7.89 |
| 19 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.93 | $7.93 | $7.93 – $7.93 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare all products professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.65 | $8.65 | $8.65 – $8.65 |
| 21 | Anthem hpn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10.65 | $10.65 | $10.65 – $10.65 |
| 22 | Anthem ppo/hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.22 | $12.22 | $12.22 – $12.22 |
| 23 | Optum all products transplant professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 – $13.99 |
| 24 | Aetna all products first health professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $18.00 | $18.00 | $18.00 – $18.00 |
| 25 | Anthem all products physician professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $18.94 | $18.94 | $18.94 – $18.94 |
Last updated: Jun 15, 2026
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