Brachy src nonstrand hdr ir-192 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

$368.08

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.

$856.00

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.

$171.20 with BCBS - Anthem vs $696.06 with SevenCorners — 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
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $171.20 ↓ -53%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $179.76 ↓ -51%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $196.88 ↓ -47%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $214.00 ↓ -42%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $214.00 ↓ -42%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $222.56 ↓ -40%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $256.80 ↓ -30%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $256.80 ↓ -30%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $256.80 ↓ -30%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $256.80 ↓ -30%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $291.04 ↓ -21%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $299.60 ↓ -19%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $316.72 ↓ -14%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $350.96 ↓ -5%
SMIPA Medicare|All Plans $378.40 ↑ +3%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $385.20 ↑ +5%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $402.32 ↑ +9%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $428.00 ↑ +16%
United Commercial|Options PPO $428.00 ↑ +16%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $428.00 ↑ +16%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $428.00 ↑ +16%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $435.04 ↑ +18%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $435.04 ↑ +18%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $435.04 ↑ +18%
Health Net Medicare|HMO $435.04 ↑ +18%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $435.04 ↑ +18%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $435.04 ↑ +18%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $435.04 ↑ +18%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $435.04 ↑ +18%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $435.04 ↑ +18%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $435.04 ↑ +18%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $435.04 ↑ +18%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $435.04 ↑ +18%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $435.04 ↑ +18%
United Medicare|All Plans $443.75 ↑ +21%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $445.12 ↑ +21%
United Commercial|HMO $445.12 ↑ +21%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $470.80 ↑ +28%
HPN Medicare|Senior $478.54 ↑ +30%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $496.48 ↑ +35%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $496.48 ↑ +35%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $496.48 ↑ +35%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Trauma $543.80 ↑ +48%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $543.80 ↑ +48%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $543.80 ↑ +48%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $556.40 ↑ +51%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $599.20 ↑ +63%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $684.80 ↑ +86%
SevenCorners Medicare|All Plans $696.06 ↑ +89%

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Brachy src nonstrand hdr ir-192 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $305.35 not published
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $304.98 not published
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $470.11 $412.91 – $1,375.14
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $304.98 $350.34 – $357.49
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $378.72 not published
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $241.90 $173.40 – $867.00
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City $211.12 $127.60 – $552.32
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank $305.55 not published

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