Fetal biophys profile w/nst 76818 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

$534.32

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.

$1,639.00

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.

$134.13 with Health Net vs $1,311.20 with MultiPlan — 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
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $134.13 ↓ -75%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -75%
Care 1st Medicare|All Other Plans $135.12 ↓ -75%
United Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -75%
CareMore Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -75%
DHR Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -75%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $135.12 ↓ -75%
MHN Commercial|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -75%
US Behavioral Health Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -75%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Alhambra Senior $155.39 ↓ -71%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HCLA $168.90 ↓ -68%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Alhambra $168.90 ↓ -68%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $168.90 ↓ -68%
HCLA Commercial|All Other Plans $168.90 ↓ -68%
Health Net Commercial|HCLA $168.90 ↓ -68%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $168.90 ↓ -68%
United Commercial|Navigate $245.18 ↓ -54%
United Commercial|HMO $245.18 ↓ -54%
United Commercial|Options PPO $245.18 ↓ -54%
United Commercial|PPO $245.18 ↓ -54%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $310.27 ↓ -42%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $310.27 ↓ -42%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $310.27 ↓ -42%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $369.19 ↓ -31%
Health Net Medicaid|DHR $409.75 ↓ -23%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $411.00 ↓ -23%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $443.01 ↓ -17%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $443.01 ↓ -17%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $465.00 ↓ -13%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $487.12 ↓ -9%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $753.94 ↑ +41%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $917.84 ↑ +72%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Magellan $983.40 ↑ +84%
SCAN Medicare|All Plans $1,016.18 ↑ +90%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,065.35 ↑ +99%
Care 1st Medicare|BlueShield Promise $1,229.25 ↑ +130%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,311.20 ↑ +145%

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Fetal biophys profile w/nst 76818 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $371.43 $135.12 – $661.44
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $489.84 $21.27 – $605.28
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $2,175.15 $140.89 – $325.68
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $803.36 $135.12 – $1,533.70
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,332.67 $130.13 – $492.94
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $587.22 $119.88 – $601.70
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,525.93 $135.12 – $3,290.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,509.48 $135.12 – $3,249.27

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