Asp pq spinal cord cyst/syrinx at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
501 S Buena Vista, Burbank, CA · Providence · · NPI 1336173269
$652.40
Cash price 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.
$1,864.00
Gross charge 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.
$1,137.58 with Aetna vs $4,385.00 with Healthnet — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $1,137.58 | ↑ +74% |
| Blue Shield | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $1,142.00 | ↑ +75% |
| Humana | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $1,160.33 | ↑ +78% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $1,191.82 | ↑ +83% |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $1,251.34 | ↑ +92% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $1,342.33 | ↑ +106% |
| La Care Health Plan | Exchange | $1,478.85 | ↑ +127% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $1,807.00 | ↑ +177% |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $2,047.00 | ↑ +214% |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Hmo | $2,104.52 | ↑ +223% |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Ppo | $2,434.42 | ↑ +273% |
| Cigna | Ppo | $2,581.00 | ↑ +296% |
| Cigna | Oap Hmo/Pos | $2,581.00 | ↑ +296% |
| Blue Shield | Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange | $2,624.00 | ↑ +302% |
| Healthnet | Blue And Gold Other Commercial Plan | $2,719.00 | ↑ +317% |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo | $2,812.00 | ↑ +331% |
| Blue Shield | Hmo/Ppo/Epo | $3,126.00 | ↑ +379% |
| Blue Cross | All Commercial Plans | $3,623.00 | ↑ +455% |
| Healthnet | Hmo/Pos | $4,385.00 | ↑ +572% |
| Healthnet | Ppo/Epo | $4,385.00 | ↑ +572% |
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Asp pq spinal cord cyst/syrinx at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Hospital | Santa Cruz | $814.50 | $367.41 – $3,828.40 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center | Mission Hills | $1,430.45 | $1,137.58 – $7,309.00 |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro | San Pedro | $1,694.00 | $1,137.58 – $5,100.00 |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance | Torrance | $1,694.00 | $1,137.58 – $5,106.00 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | not published | $451.91 – $2,138.98 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | not published | $1,191.92 – $2,695.00 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | not published | $367.41 – $1,131.20 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | not published | $367.41 – $367.41 |