Abd paracentesis/w/o image guide 49082 at St Jude Medical Center
101 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA · Providence · · NPI 1194926279
$1,196.64
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.
$2,493.00
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.
$991.55 with Providence vs $15,614.00 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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| Providence | Oscar All Commercial Plans | $991.55 | ↓ -17% |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $1,166.53 | ↓ -3% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $1,222.15 | ↑ +2% |
| Blue Shield | Epn Exchange | $1,293.00 | ↑ +8% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $1,376.49 | ↑ +15% |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo | $1,599.00 | ↑ +34% |
| Blue Shield | Hmo/Ppo | $1,778.00 | ↑ +49% |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Hmo | $2,158.09 | ↑ +80% |
| Healthnet | Hmo/Pos/Ppo | $3,462.00 | ↑ +189% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $3,465.00 | ↑ +190% |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $3,746.00 | ↑ +213% |
| Aetna | Gatekeeper Hmo | $4,035.00 | ↑ +237% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Non-Mcs (Ind1, Ncx1, Ncx3) All Commercial Plans | $13,012.00 | ↑ +987% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Mcs (Indx) All Commercial Plans | $15,614.00 | ↑ +1205% |
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Abd paracentesis/w/o image guide 49082 at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $508.52 | $82.67 – $2,072.04 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $321.78 | $187.51 – $447.17 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $1,660.05 | $593.00 – $4,657.00 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $861.14 | $67.21 – $1,971.76 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $2,215.12 | $50.97 – $193.06 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $788.71 | $67.21 – $1,971.76 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $700.45 | $67.21 – $1,510.40 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $2,660.16 | $1,287.79 – $7,455.00 |