Insertion tunneled centrally inserted central venous access device with port >= 5 years old (both sides) at St Jude Medical Center
101 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA · Providence · · NPI 1194926279
$4,134.72
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.
$8,614.00
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$3,451.89 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 | $3,451.89 | ↓ -17% |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $4,061.05 | ↓ -2% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $4,254.67 | ↑ +3% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $4,791.97 | ↑ +16% |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Hmo | $7,512.94 | ↑ +82% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $8,335.00 | ↑ +102% |
| Aetna | Gatekeeper Hmo | $8,741.00 | ↑ +111% |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $8,987.00 | ↑ +117% |
| Blue Shield | Epn Exchange | $9,004.00 | ↑ +118% |
| Healthnet | Hmo/Pos/Ppo | $9,990.00 | ↑ +142% |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo | $11,132.00 | ↑ +169% |
| Blue Shield | Hmo/Ppo | $12,377.00 | ↑ +199% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Non-Mcs (Ind1, Ncx1, Ncx3) All Commercial Plans | $13,012.00 | ↑ +215% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Mcs (Indx) All Commercial Plans | $15,614.00 | ↑ +278% |
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Insertion tunneled centrally inserted central venous access device with port >= 5 years old (both sides) at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $3,729.57 | $366.98 – $7,477.22 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $6,031.26 | $4,129.00 – $11,185.00 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $4,615.98 | $298.36 – $10,145.94 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $634.04 | $246.29 – $932.96 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $4,143.05 | $298.36 – $10,251.78 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $4,029.81 | $298.36 – $8,689.60 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $3,534.58 | $298.36 – $7,608.49 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $6,705.99 | $4,483.19 – $17,909.00 |