Thyroid met imaging at Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center
1420 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1477610640
$271.89
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.
$834.00
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.
$116.06 with Health Net vs $1,533.86 with Cigna — 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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| Health Net | Medicaid|Preferred IPA | $116.06 | ↓ -57% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $116.06 | ↓ -57% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $116.06 | ↓ -57% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $142.29 | ↓ -48% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $142.29 | ↓ -48% |
| HPN | Medicaid|< 21 | $142.75 | ↓ -47% |
| HPN | Medicaid|> 21 | $142.75 | ↓ -47% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $145.07 | ↓ -47% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|Alhambra > 21 | $150.88 | ↓ -45% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|Alhambra < 21 | $150.88 | ↓ -45% |
| Molina | Medicaid|All Plans | $162.48 | ↓ -40% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $174.09 | ↓ -36% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $174.09 | ↓ -36% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|DHR | $208.50 | ↓ -23% |
| HPN | Medicare|All Plans | $383.64 | ↑ +41% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $467.04 | ↑ +72% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Plans | $487.79 | ↑ +79% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $490.93 | ↑ +81% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Magellan | $500.40 | ↑ +84% |
| US Behavioral Health | Medicare|All Plans | $510.57 | ↑ +88% |
| Care 1st | Medicare|All Other Plans | $510.57 | ↑ +88% |
| Humana | Commercial|All Plans | $510.57 | ↑ +88% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $510.57 | ↑ +88% |
| CareMore | Medicare|All Plans | $510.57 | ↑ +88% |
| DHR | Medicare|All Plans | $510.57 | ↑ +88% |
| HCLA | Medicare|Preferred IPA | $510.57 | ↑ +88% |
| MHN | Commercial|All Plans | $510.57 | ↑ +88% |
| SCAN | Medicare|All Plans | $517.08 | ↑ +90% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $542.10 | ↑ +99% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $575.46 | ↑ +112% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $580.30 | ↑ +113% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|Alhambra Senior | $587.16 | ↑ +116% |
| Care 1st | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | $625.50 | ↑ +130% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Non-MCS | $636.46 | ↑ +134% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Alhambra | $638.21 | ↑ +135% |
| Health Net | Commercial|HCLA | $638.21 | ↑ +135% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|HCLA | $638.21 | ↑ +135% |
| LA Care | Commercial|All Plans | $638.21 | ↑ +135% |
| HCLA | Commercial|All Other Plans | $638.21 | ↑ +135% |
| HCLA | Commercial|Preferred IPA | $638.21 | ↑ +135% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $642.18 | ↑ +136% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $667.20 | ↑ +145% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $796.99 | ↑ +193% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $796.99 | ↑ +193% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $796.99 | ↑ +193% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $834.00 | ↑ +207% |
| United | Commercial|PPO | $834.00 | ↑ +207% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $834.00 | ↑ +207% |
| United | Commercial|Navigate | $834.00 | ↑ +207% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $834.00 | ↑ +207% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,533.86 | ↑ +464% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $1,533.86 | ↑ +464% |
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Thyroid met imaging at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $2,620.80 | $537.00 – $537.00 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $2,620.80 | $537.00 – $537.00 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $2,620.80 | $537.00 – $537.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $2,620.80 | $537.00 – $537.00 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $1,253.20 | $365.00 – $365.00 |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $1,253.20 | $365.00 – $365.00 |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $2,620.80 | $537.00 – $537.00 |
| Panorama Medical Center | PANORAMA CITY | $1,253.20 | $365.00 – $365.00 |