Ghs musc tst done w/n tst non ext 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

$285.25

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.

$875.00

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.

$86.04 with BCBS - Anthem vs $11,526.00 with United — 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
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $86.04 ↓ -70%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $87.30 ↓ -69%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $87.30 ↓ -69%
Health Net Medicaid|Preferred IPA $87.30 ↓ -69%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $107.03 ↓ -62%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $107.03 ↓ -62%
Health Net Medicaid|Alhambra < 21 $113.49 ↓ -60%
Health Net Medicaid|Alhambra > 21 $113.49 ↓ -60%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $122.22 ↓ -57%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $130.95 ↓ -54%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $130.95 ↓ -54%
HPN Medicaid|> 21 $156.53 ↓ -45%
HPN Medicaid|< 21 $156.53 ↓ -45%
Health Net Medicaid|DHR $218.75 ↓ -23%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $285.52 ↑ +0%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $369.28 ↑ +29%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $376.72 ↑ +32%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $402.50 ↑ +41%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $436.50 ↑ +53%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $490.00 ↑ +72%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Magellan $525.00 ↑ +84%
SCAN Medicare|All Plans $542.50 ↑ +90%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $568.75 ↑ +99%
Care 1st Medicare|BlueShield Promise $656.25 ↑ +130%
United Commercial|Navigate $665.00 ↑ +133%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $700.00 ↑ +145%
United Commercial|HMO $6,732.00 ↑ +2260%
United Commercial|PPO $9,283.00 ↑ +3154%
United Commercial|Options PPO $11,526.00 ↑ +3941%

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Ghs musc tst done w/n tst non ext at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $157.38 $68.83 – $436.50
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank $481.60 $194.26 – $195.54
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $539.19 $78.98 – $7,832.00
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino $459.21 $78.98 – $5,761.00
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills $147.70 $101.10 – $153.81
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro $338.80 $101.10 – $158.72
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance $338.80 $152.46 – $164.99
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $235.05 – $235.05

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