Gi tract capsule endoscopy (pillcam) 91110 at St Jude Medical Center

101 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA · Providence · · NPI 1194926279

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 11, 2026

$1,266.72

Cash price

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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.

$2,639.00

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.

$991.55 with Providence vs $11,182.71 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.

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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
Providence Oscar All Commercial Plans $991.55 ↓ -22%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,166.53 ↓ -8%
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan $1,222.15 ↓ -4%
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan $1,376.49 ↑ +9%
Healthnet Ambetter Hmo $2,158.09 ↑ +70%
Healthnet Hmo/Pos/Ppo $3,462.00 ↑ +173%
Unitedhealthcare Select/Navigate Hmo $3,465.00 ↑ +174%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $3,746.00 ↑ +196%
Blue Cross Anthem Non-Mcs (Ind1, Ncx1, Ncx3) All Commercial Plans $9,318.91 ↑ +636%
Blue Cross Anthem Mcs (Indx) All Commercial Plans $11,182.71 ↑ +783%

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Gi tract capsule endoscopy (pillcam) 91110 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2,203.00 $922.94 – $4,750.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,179.25 $922.94 – $4,691.02
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $1,274.79 $804.29 – $3,642.24
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $815.52 $991.55 – $3,281.00
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $2,254.16 $922.94 – $4,333.23
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $2,347.65 $922.94 – $4,434.45
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $993.30 $577.50 – $5,100.35
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank $1,729.35 $1,166.53 – $3,245.22

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