Radiation treatment delivery at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
501 S Buena Vista, Burbank, CA · Providence · · NPI 1336173269
$357.70
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.
$1,022.00
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.
$45.97 with Aetna vs $386.82 with Blue Cross — 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 | Aco Other Commercial Plan | $45.97 | ↓ -87% |
| Aetna | All Commercial Plans | $57.87 | ↓ -84% |
| Blue Shield | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $305.49 | ↓ -15% |
| Blue Shield | Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange | $311.56 | ↓ -13% |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo | $335.00 | ↓ -6% |
| Blue Shield | Hmo/Ppo/Epo | $371.45 | ↑ +4% |
| Blue Cross | All Commercial Plans | $386.82 | ↑ +8% |
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Radiation treatment delivery at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City | $769.86 | $27.34 – $2,115.00 |
| Providence Saint John's Health Center | Santa Monica | $260.05 | $63.83 – $407.04 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | not published | $365.63 – $365.63 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | not published | $462.06 – $462.06 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | not published | $523.98 – $523.98 |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg | not published | $79.58 – $209.02 |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna | not published | $525.21 – $525.21 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | not published | $393.11 – $393.11 |