X-ray surgical specimen at Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center
1420 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1477610640
$518.67
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.
$1,591.00
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.
$20.77 with Health Net vs $1,966.10 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 | $20.77 | ↓ -96% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $20.77 | ↓ -96% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $20.77 | ↓ -96% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $25.46 | ↓ -95% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $25.46 | ↓ -95% |
| HPN | Medicaid|> 21 | $25.55 | ↓ -95% |
| HPN | Medicaid|< 21 | $25.55 | ↓ -95% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|Alhambra > 21 | $27.01 | ↓ -95% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|Alhambra < 21 | $27.01 | ↓ -95% |
| Molina | Medicaid|All Plans | $29.08 | ↓ -94% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $31.16 | ↓ -94% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $31.16 | ↓ -94% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $48.47 | ↓ -91% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $48.47 | ↓ -91% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $48.47 | ↓ -91% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $50.01 | ↓ -90% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $87.86 | ↓ -83% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $103.85 | ↓ -80% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Non-MCS | $112.58 | ↓ -78% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $148.54 | ↓ -71% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|DHR | $397.75 | ↓ -23% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Plans | $631.43 | ↑ +22% |
| Care 1st | Medicare|All Other Plans | $696.67 | ↑ +34% |
| US Behavioral Health | Medicare|All Plans | $696.67 | ↑ +34% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $696.67 | ↑ +34% |
| Humana | Commercial|All Plans | $696.67 | ↑ +34% |
| DHR | Medicare|All Plans | $696.67 | ↑ +34% |
| CareMore | Medicare|All Plans | $696.67 | ↑ +34% |
| MHN | Commercial|All Plans | $696.67 | ↑ +34% |
| HCLA | Medicare|Preferred IPA | $696.67 | ↑ +34% |
| HPN | Medicare|All Plans | $731.86 | ↑ +41% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|Alhambra Senior | $801.17 | ↑ +54% |
| Health Net | Commercial|HCLA | $870.84 | ↑ +68% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Alhambra | $870.84 | ↑ +68% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|HCLA | $870.84 | ↑ +68% |
| LA Care | Commercial|All Plans | $870.84 | ↑ +68% |
| HCLA | Commercial|All Other Plans | $870.84 | ↑ +68% |
| HCLA | Commercial|Preferred IPA | $870.84 | ↑ +68% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $890.96 | ↑ +72% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Magellan | $954.60 | ↑ +84% |
| SCAN | Medicare|All Plans | $986.42 | ↑ +90% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $1,034.15 | ↑ +99% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $1,086.50 | ↑ +109% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $1,086.50 | ↑ +109% |
| United | Commercial|PPO | $1,086.50 | ↑ +109% |
| United | Commercial|Navigate | $1,086.50 | ↑ +109% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $1,097.79 | ↑ +112% |
| Care 1st | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | $1,193.25 | ↑ +130% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $1,225.07 | ↑ +136% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $1,272.80 | ↑ +145% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,966.10 | ↑ +279% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $1,966.10 | ↑ +279% |
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X-ray surgical specimen at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $1,383.20 | $731.00 – $731.00 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $542.69 | $31.43 – $2,339.15 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $1,383.20 | $731.00 – $731.00 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $1,383.20 | $731.00 – $731.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $1,383.20 | $731.00 – $731.00 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $1,222.00 | $498.00 – $498.00 |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $1,222.00 | $498.00 – $498.00 |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $1,383.20 | $731.00 – $731.00 |