Albumin, human 25 % intravenous solution at St. Mary Medical Center

1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1194840421

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$117.82

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$274.00

Gross charge

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$19.11 with Noble IPA vs $274.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $19.11 ↓ -84%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $19.11 ↓ -84%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $21.23 ↓ -82%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $21.23 ↓ -82%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $21.23 ↓ -82%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $21.23 ↓ -82%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $21.23 ↓ -82%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $21.23 ↓ -82%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $21.23 ↓ -82%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $21.23 ↓ -82%
SMIPA Medicare|All Plans $24.65 ↓ -79%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $26.98 ↓ -77%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $26.98 ↓ -77%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $26.98 ↓ -77%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $26.98 ↓ -77%
Health Net Medicare|HMO $26.98 ↓ -77%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $26.98 ↓ -77%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $26.98 ↓ -77%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $26.98 ↓ -77%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $26.98 ↓ -77%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $26.98 ↓ -77%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $26.98 ↓ -77%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $26.98 ↓ -77%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $26.98 ↓ -77%
United Medicare|All Plans $27.52 ↓ -77%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $28.30 ↓ -76%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $28.30 ↓ -76%
HPN Medicare|Senior $29.68 ↓ -75%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $29.72 ↓ -75%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $31.84 ↓ -73%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $31.84 ↓ -73%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $33.73 ↓ -71%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $33.73 ↓ -71%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Trauma $33.73 ↓ -71%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $34.62 ↓ -71%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $35.03 ↓ -70%
United Commercial|Options PPO $35.03 ↓ -70%
United Commercial|HMO $35.03 ↓ -70%
SevenCorners Medicare|All Plans $43.17 ↓ -63%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $44.14 ↓ -63%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $44.14 ↓ -63%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $44.14 ↓ -63%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $68.50 ↓ -42%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $68.50 ↓ -42%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $87.47 ↓ -26%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $100.00 ↓ -15%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $106.15 ↓ -10%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $106.15 ↓ -10%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $126.04 ↑ +7%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $126.04 ↑ +7%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $137.00 ↑ +16%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $178.10 ↑ +51%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $191.80 ↑ +63%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $202.76 ↑ +72%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $219.20 ↑ +86%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $274.00 ↑ +133%

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Albumin, human 25 % intravenous solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $52.85 $21.23 – $113.76
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino $50.95 $21.23 – $130.05
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $20.81 – $45.64
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa not published $21.23 – $45.64
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka not published $21.23 – $50.12
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg not published $21.23 – $98.97
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna not published $42.46 – $50.24
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa not published $20.81 – $45.64

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