Bone marrow biopsyneedle/trocar 38221 at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center

501 S Buena Vista, Burbank, CA · Providence · · NPI 1336173269

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 11, 2026

$1,247.05

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$3,563.00

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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.

$353.00 with Blue Shield vs $7,176.00 with Healthnet — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Blue Shield Medicare Managed Care Plan $353.00 ↓ -72%
Blue Shield Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange $810.00 ↓ -35%
Blue Shield Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo $868.00 ↓ -30%
Blue Shield Hmo/Ppo/Epo $965.00 ↓ -23%
Unitedhealthcare Select/Navigate Hmo $1,807.00 ↑ +45%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $2,047.00 ↑ +64%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $2,124.23 ↑ +70%
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $2,166.71 ↑ +74%
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan $2,225.51 ↑ +78%
Central Health Plan Medicare Managed Care Plan $2,336.65 ↑ +87%
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan $2,506.56 ↑ +101%
Cigna Ppo $2,581.00 ↑ +107%
Cigna Oap Hmo/Pos $2,581.00 ↑ +107%
La Care Health Plan Exchange $2,761.50 ↑ +121%
Blue Cross All Commercial Plans $3,623.00 ↑ +191%
Healthnet Ambetter Hmo $3,929.83 ↑ +215%
Healthnet Blue And Gold Other Commercial Plan $4,449.00 ↑ +257%
Healthnet Ambetter Ppo $4,545.85 ↑ +265%
Healthnet Ppo/Epo $7,176.00 ↑ +475%
Healthnet Hmo/Pos $7,176.00 ↑ +475%

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Bone marrow biopsyneedle/trocar 38221 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,011.78 $276.41 – $3,763.88
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $943.78 $323.12 – $1,168.85
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $765.70 $224.72 – $1,723.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $2,293.04 $224.72 – $2,044.28
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,843.97 $224.72 – $1,723.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,186.83 $224.72 – $1,623.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,174.04 $224.72 – $1,623.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $2,782.05 $1,727.00 – $9,858.00

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