Ob Ultrasound nuchal meas add-on at St Jude Medical Center
101 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA · Providence · · NPI 1194926279
$264.48
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.
$551.00
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.
$185.63 with Aetna vs $389.08 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 | Gatekeeper Hmo | $185.63 | ↓ -30% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Non-Mcs (Ind1, Ncx1, Ncx3) All Commercial Plans | $324.23 | ↑ +23% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Mcs (Indx) All Commercial Plans | $389.08 | ↑ +47% |
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Ob Ultrasound nuchal meas add-on at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $300.66 | $113.14 – $371.51 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $179.76 | $68.57 – $411.60 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $164.64 | $68.57 – $411.60 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo | $262.56 | $185.63 – $343.40 |
| Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta | Mt Shasta | $125.26 | $38.64 – $161.00 |
| St. Mary Medical Center | Long Beach | $126.42 | $61.71 – $342.85 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange | Orange | $378.24 | $182.06 – $317.29 |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center | Glendale | $88.35 | $67.75 – $290.05 |