Venous sampling 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

$6,624.00

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.

$20,319.00

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.

$531.34 with BCBS - Anthem vs $19,403.78 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.

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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 $531.34 ↓ -92%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $667.29 ↓ -90%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $667.29 ↓ -90%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $667.29 ↓ -90%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $3,317.66 ↓ -50%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $4,377.40 ↓ -34%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $4,442.00 ↓ -33%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $5,029.00 ↓ -24%
Health Net Medicaid|DHR $5,079.75 ↓ -23%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $5,282.94 ↓ -20%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $6,450.40 ↓ -3%
US Behavioral Health Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +4%
Care 1st Medicare|All Other Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +4%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +4%
United Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +4%
CareMore Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +4%
DHR Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +4%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $6,868.48 ↑ +4%
MHN Commercial|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +4%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Alhambra Senior $7,898.75 ↑ +19%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $8,585.60 ↑ +30%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Alhambra $8,585.60 ↑ +30%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HCLA $8,585.60 ↑ +30%
Health Net Commercial|HCLA $8,585.60 ↑ +30%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $8,585.60 ↑ +30%
HCLA Commercial|All Other Plans $8,585.60 ↑ +30%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $9,346.74 ↑ +41%
United Commercial|PPO $10,733.33 ↑ +62%
United Commercial|Navigate $10,733.33 ↑ +62%
United Commercial|Options PPO $10,733.33 ↑ +62%
United Commercial|HMO $10,733.33 ↑ +62%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $11,378.64 ↑ +72%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Magellan $12,191.40 ↑ +84%
SCAN Medicare|All Plans $12,597.78 ↑ +90%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $13,207.35 ↑ +99%
Care 1st Medicare|BlueShield Promise $15,239.25 ↑ +130%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $16,255.20 ↑ +145%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $19,403.78 ↑ +193%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $19,403.78 ↑ +193%

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Venous sampling s&i at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $15,271.20 $7,213.00 – $7,213.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,771.23 $492.55 – $23,085.47
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $15,271.20 $7,213.00 – $7,213.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $15,271.20 $7,213.00 – $7,213.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $15,271.20 $7,213.00 – $7,213.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $12,173.20 $4,907.00 – $4,907.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $12,173.20 $4,907.00 – $4,907.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $15,271.20 $7,213.00 – $7,213.00

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