MRI guid ndl plc s&i 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

$901.39

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.

$2,765.00

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.

$366.76 with HCLA vs $2,765.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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 $366.76 ↓ -59%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $366.76 ↓ -59%
Health Net Medicaid|Preferred IPA $366.76 ↓ -59%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $449.65 ↓ -50%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $449.65 ↓ -50%
HPN Medicaid|> 21 $451.11 ↓ -50%
HPN Medicaid|< 21 $451.11 ↓ -50%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $458.45 ↓ -49%
Health Net Medicaid|Alhambra > 21 $476.79 ↓ -47%
Health Net Medicaid|Alhambra < 21 $476.79 ↓ -47%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $513.46 ↓ -43%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $550.14 ↓ -39%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $550.14 ↓ -39%
Health Net Medicaid|DHR $691.25 ↓ -23%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $1,184.00 ↑ +31%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $1,271.90 ↑ +41%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $1,342.00 ↑ +49%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $1,414.37 ↑ +57%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,414.37 ↑ +57%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,414.37 ↑ +57%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,548.40 ↑ +72%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $1,551.39 ↑ +72%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Magellan $1,659.00 ↑ +84%
SCAN Medicare|All Plans $1,714.30 ↑ +90%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,797.25 ↑ +99%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $1,833.80 ↑ +103%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $1,922.00 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,922.00 ↑ +113%
Care 1st Medicare|BlueShield Promise $2,073.75 ↑ +130%
United Commercial|PPO $2,101.40 ↑ +133%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,212.00 ↑ +145%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $2,267.30 ↑ +152%
United Commercial|Options PPO $2,488.50 ↑ +176%
United Commercial|HMO $2,599.10 ↑ +188%
United Commercial|Navigate $2,765.00 ↑ +207%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $2,765.00 ↑ +207%

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MRI guid ndl plc s&i at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $571.98 $337.43 – $798.31
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,959.82 $366.76 – $4,487.42
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $5,260.74 $366.76 – $2,298.10
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $435.52 $299.97 – $2,111.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $3,989.73 $2,511.83 – $3,353.21
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $2,310.81 $2,563.69 – $2,852.78
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $2,454.72 $1,837.14 – $4,257.80
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles $834.20 $330.08 – $1,907.00

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