Caregiver training strategies&tq ea addl 15 min at St Jude Medical Center
101 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA · Providence · · NPI 1194926279
$38.88
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.
$81.00
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.
$18.78 with Providence vs $1,778.00 with Blue Shield — 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 | $18.78 | ↓ -52% |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $22.09 | ↓ -43% |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Hmo | $40.87 | ↑ +5% |
| Blue Shield | Epn Exchange | $1,293.00 | ↑ +3226% |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo | $1,599.00 | ↑ +4013% |
| Blue Shield | Hmo/Ppo | $1,778.00 | ↑ +4473% |
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Caregiver training strategies&tq ea addl 15 min at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $92.54 | $52.48 – $124.16 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | $40.80 | $23.13 – $1,802.00 |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna | $40.80 | $1,847.00 – $1,847.00 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | $40.80 | $22.67 – $691.00 |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance | Torrance | $37.10 | $22.09 – $353.00 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | not published | $22.67 – $593.00 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | not published | $23.13 – $1,727.00 |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg | not published | $23.13 – $721.00 |