Knee control condylar pad 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

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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.

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Gross charge

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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.

$119.67 with Aetna vs $256.09 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.

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Payer
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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
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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.

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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $119.67
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $122.06
Central Health Plan Medicare Managed Care Plan $131.64
La Care Health Plan Exchange $155.57
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan $166.41
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan $187.40
Healthnet Ambetter Hmo $221.39
Healthnet Ambetter Ppo $256.09

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Knee control condylar pad at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $200.17 $109.68 – $356.46
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $247.25 $76.36 – $440.00
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $224.83 $84.84 – $440.00
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale $187.45 $40.00 – $435.60
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino $191.48 $84.84 – $424.20
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana not published $119.67 – $221.39
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange not published $101.72 – $221.39
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills not published $119.67 – $221.39

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