Drain bladder by trocar/cath at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
501 S Buena Vista, Burbank, CA · Providence · · NPI 1336173269
$591.50
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.
$1,690.00
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.
$202.00 with Cigna 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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| Cigna | Oap Hmo/Pos | $202.00 | ↓ -66% |
| Cigna | Ppo | $202.00 | ↓ -66% |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $1,104.48 | ↑ +87% |
| Humana | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $1,126.57 | ↑ +90% |
| Blue Shield | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $1,142.00 | ↑ +93% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $1,157.14 | ↑ +96% |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $1,214.93 | ↑ +105% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $1,303.27 | ↑ +120% |
| La Care Health Plan | Exchange | $1,435.83 | ↑ +143% |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Hmo | $2,043.29 | ↑ +245% |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Ppo | $2,363.59 | ↑ +300% |
| Blue Shield | Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange | $2,624.00 | ↑ +344% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $2,654.00 | ↑ +349% |
| Healthnet | Blue And Gold Other Commercial Plan | $2,719.00 | ↑ +360% |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo | $2,812.00 | ↑ +375% |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $3,006.00 | ↑ +408% |
| Blue Shield | Hmo/Ppo/Epo | $3,126.00 | ↑ +428% |
| Blue Cross | All Commercial Plans | $3,623.00 | ↑ +513% |
| Healthnet | Hmo/Pos | $4,385.00 | ↑ +641% |
| Healthnet | Ppo/Epo | $4,385.00 | ↑ +641% |
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Drain bladder by trocar/cath at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $558.45 | $150.29 – $2,345.30 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $1,891.59 | $1,157.25 – $4,657.00 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $2,103.75 | $1,219.29 – $7,455.00 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | $2,115.99 | $1,104.48 – $8,018.00 |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg | $1,148.52 | $1,157.02 – $3,982.87 |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna | $1,249.50 | $5,981.00 – $20,799.00 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | $2,024.19 | $1,194.91 – $4,737.00 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo | $601.92 | $938.81 – $5,171.00 |