Esoph imped function test at Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center

1420 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1477610640

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$233.09

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.

$715.00

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.

$134.22 with HCLA vs $4,386.00 with Health Net — 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
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $134.22 ↓ -42%
Health Net Medicaid|Preferred IPA $134.22 ↓ -42%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $134.22 ↓ -42%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $164.55 ↓ -29%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $164.55 ↓ -29%
HPN Medicaid|< 21 $165.09 ↓ -29%
HPN Medicaid|> 21 $165.09 ↓ -29%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $167.77 ↓ -28%
Health Net Medicaid|Alhambra > 21 $174.49 ↓ -25%
Health Net Medicaid|Alhambra < 21 $174.49 ↓ -25%
Health Net Medicaid|DHR $178.75 ↓ -23%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $187.91 ↓ -19%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $201.33 ↓ -14%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $201.33 ↓ -14%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $351.48 ↑ +51%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $386.10 ↑ +66%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $393.25 ↑ +69%
US Behavioral Health Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +70%
Care 1st Medicare|All Other Plans $395.66 ↑ +70%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +70%
United Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +70%
CareMore Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +70%
DHR Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +70%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $395.66 ↑ +70%
MHN Commercial|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +70%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $400.40 ↑ +72%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Magellan $429.00 ↑ +84%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $429.00 ↑ +84%
SCAN Medicare|All Plans $443.30 ↑ +90%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Alhambra Senior $455.01 ↑ +95%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $464.75 ↑ +99%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Alhambra $494.57 ↑ +112%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $494.57 ↑ +112%
HCLA Commercial|All Other Plans $494.58 ↑ +112%
Health Net Commercial|HCLA $494.58 ↑ +112%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HCLA $494.58 ↑ +112%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $494.58 ↑ +112%
Care 1st Medicare|BlueShield Promise $536.25 ↑ +130%
United Commercial|PPO $543.40 ↑ +133%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $567.75 ↑ +144%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $572.00 ↑ +145%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $586.30 ↑ +152%
United Commercial|Options PPO $643.50 ↑ +176%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $671.10 ↑ +188%
United Commercial|HMO $672.10 ↑ +188%
United Commercial|Navigate $715.00 ↑ +207%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $715.00 ↑ +207%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,233.00 ↑ +1287%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $4,182.00 ↑ +1694%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $4,386.00 ↑ +1782%

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Esoph imped function test at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $356.10 $203.06 – $702.96
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $332.13 $134.22 – $760.48
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $304.20 $134.22 – $760.48
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $356.91 $134.22 – $769.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $353.06 $134.22 – $759.98
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $227.85 $134.22 – $651.00
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $366.17 $134.22 – $703.89
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $398.70 $134.22 – $1,339.08

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