Bone Density Scan (DEXA) at St. Mary Medical Center
1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1194840421
$354.32
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.
$824.00
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.
$30.84 with Noble IPA vs $808.00 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.
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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| Noble IPA | Medicaid|< 21 | $30.84 | ↓ -91% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|> 21 | $30.84 | ↓ -91% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $34.27 | ↓ -90% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $34.27 | ↓ -90% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $34.27 | ↓ -90% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $34.27 | ↓ -90% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $34.27 | ↓ -90% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $34.27 | ↓ -90% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $34.27 | ↓ -90% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $34.27 | ↓ -90% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $45.68 | ↓ -87% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $45.68 | ↓ -87% |
| Molina | Medicaid|All Plans | $47.98 | ↓ -86% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $51.41 | ↓ -85% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $51.41 | ↓ -85% |
| SMIPA | Medicare|All Plans | $131.70 | ↓ -63% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -62% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -62% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Other Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -62% |
| Health Net | Medicare|HMO | $135.12 | ↓ -62% |
| Cigna | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -62% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -62% |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -62% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -62% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Other Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -62% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -62% |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -62% |
| EasyChoice | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -62% |
| HCLA | Medicare|Preferred IPA | $135.12 | ↓ -62% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $137.83 | ↓ -61% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $141.19 | ↓ -60% |
| HPN | Medicare|Senior | $148.63 | ↓ -58% |
| LA Care | Commercial|All Plans | $168.90 | ↓ -52% |
| HCLA | Commercial|Preferred IPA | $168.90 | ↓ -52% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|Trauma | $168.90 | ↓ -52% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $171.35 | ↓ -52% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $171.35 | ↓ -52% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $202.00 | ↓ -43% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $202.00 | ↓ -43% |
| SevenCorners | Medicare|All Plans | $216.19 | ↓ -39% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $245.18 | ↓ -31% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $245.18 | ↓ -31% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $245.18 | ↓ -31% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $245.18 | ↓ -31% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $412.08 | ↑ +16% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $443.01 | ↑ +25% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $443.01 | ↑ +25% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $460.56 | ↑ +30% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $468.64 | ↑ +32% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | $525.20 | ↑ +48% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $565.60 | ↑ +60% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $585.59 | ↑ +65% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $585.59 | ↑ +65% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $585.59 | ↑ +65% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $646.40 | ↑ +82% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $702.96 | ↑ +98% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $808.00 | ↑ +128% |
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Bone Density Scan (DEXA) at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $233.02 | $51.84 – $527.07 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $491.34 | $21.27 – $726.53 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $503.88 | $140.89 – $666.63 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $469.09 | $34.27 – $628.18 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $1,341.99 | $6.73 – $26.00 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $495.88 | $34.27 – $601.70 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $156.20 | $34.27 – $570.84 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $154.51 | $34.27 – $570.84 |