X-ray cervical spine 4-5 views 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

$446.95

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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$1,371.00

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.

$57.38 with Health Net vs $1,096.80 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 Medicaid|Preferred IPA $57.38 ↓ -87%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $57.38 ↓ -87%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $57.38 ↓ -87%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $70.35 ↓ -84%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $70.35 ↓ -84%
HPN Medicaid|> 21 $70.58 ↓ -84%
HPN Medicaid|< 21 $70.58 ↓ -84%
Health Net Medicaid|Alhambra < 21 $74.60 ↓ -83%
Health Net Medicaid|Alhambra > 21 $74.60 ↓ -83%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $77.60 ↓ -83%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $80.33 ↓ -82%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $86.07 ↓ -81%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $86.07 ↓ -81%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $134.13 ↓ -70%
US Behavioral Health Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -70%
Care 1st Medicare|All Other Plans $135.12 ↓ -70%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -70%
United Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -70%
CareMore Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -70%
DHR Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -70%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $135.12 ↓ -70%
MHN Commercial|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -70%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Alhambra Senior $155.39 ↓ -65%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $163.01 ↓ -64%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $163.01 ↓ -64%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $163.01 ↓ -64%
Health Net Commercial|HCLA $168.90 ↓ -62%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HCLA $168.90 ↓ -62%
HCLA Commercial|All Other Plans $168.90 ↓ -62%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $168.90 ↓ -62%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $168.90 ↓ -62%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Alhambra $168.90 ↓ -62%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $237.80 ↓ -47%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $242.72 ↓ -46%
United Commercial|PPO $245.18 ↓ -45%
United Commercial|Navigate $245.18 ↓ -45%
United Commercial|Options PPO $245.18 ↓ -45%
United Commercial|HMO $245.18 ↓ -45%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $286.90 ↓ -36%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $313.76 ↓ -30%
Health Net Medicaid|DHR $342.75 ↓ -23%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $443.01 ↓ -1%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $443.01 ↓ -1%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $630.66 ↑ +41%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $767.76 ↑ +72%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Magellan $822.60 ↑ +84%
SCAN Medicare|All Plans $850.02 ↑ +90%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $891.15 ↑ +99%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $945.99 ↑ +112%
Care 1st Medicare|BlueShield Promise $1,028.25 ↑ +130%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $1,055.67 ↑ +136%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,096.80 ↑ +145%

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X-ray cervical spine 4-5 views at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $677.60 $142.00 – $142.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $472.17 $86.81 – $840.84
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $677.60 $142.00 – $142.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $677.60 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $677.60 $142.00 – $142.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $598.00 $96.00 – $96.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $598.00 $96.00 – $96.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $677.60 $142.00 – $142.00

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