X-ray ribs w/posterior anterior chest > 4 views bilateral 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

$423.15

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.

$1,298.00

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.

$60.82 with Health Net vs $1,038.40 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 $60.82 ↓ -86%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $60.82 ↓ -86%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $60.82 ↓ -86%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $74.57 ↓ -82%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $74.57 ↓ -82%
HPN Medicaid|> 21 $74.81 ↓ -82%
HPN Medicaid|< 21 $74.81 ↓ -82%
Health Net Medicaid|Alhambra < 21 $79.07 ↓ -81%
Health Net Medicaid|Alhambra > 21 $79.07 ↓ -81%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $85.15 ↓ -80%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $91.23 ↓ -78%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $91.23 ↓ -78%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $97.25 ↓ -77%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $134.13 ↓ -68%
US Behavioral Health Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -68%
Care 1st Medicare|All Other Plans $135.12 ↓ -68%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -68%
United Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -68%
CareMore Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -68%
DHR Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -68%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $135.12 ↓ -68%
MHN Commercial|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -68%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Alhambra Senior $155.39 ↓ -63%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $163.01 ↓ -61%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $163.01 ↓ -61%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $163.01 ↓ -61%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $168.90 ↓ -60%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Alhambra $168.90 ↓ -60%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HCLA $168.90 ↓ -60%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $168.90 ↓ -60%
HCLA Commercial|All Other Plans $168.90 ↓ -60%
Health Net Commercial|HCLA $168.90 ↓ -60%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS $237.05 ↓ -44%
United Commercial|PPO $245.18 ↓ -42%
United Commercial|Navigate $245.18 ↓ -42%
United Commercial|Options PPO $245.18 ↓ -42%
United Commercial|HMO $245.18 ↓ -42%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $257.27 ↓ -39%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $304.10 ↓ -28%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $312.77 ↓ -26%
Health Net Medicaid|DHR $324.50 ↓ -23%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $443.01 ↑ +5%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $443.01 ↑ +5%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $597.08 ↑ +41%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $726.88 ↑ +72%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Magellan $778.80 ↑ +84%
SCAN Medicare|All Plans $804.76 ↑ +90%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $843.70 ↑ +99%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $895.62 ↑ +112%
Care 1st Medicare|BlueShield Promise $973.50 ↑ +130%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $999.46 ↑ +136%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,038.40 ↑ +145%

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X-ray ribs w/posterior anterior chest > 4 views bilateral at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $739.20 $142.00 – $142.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $778.33 $92.02 – $1,386.06
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $739.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $739.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $739.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $592.80 $96.00 – $96.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $592.80 $96.00 – $96.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $739.20 $142.00 – $142.00

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