Dexa bone density study >=1 sites appendicular skeleton (peripheral) at St. Mary Medical Center
1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1194840421
$202.10
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.
$470.00
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.
$22.59 with Noble IPA vs $461.00 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 | $22.59 | ↓ -89% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|< 21 | $22.59 | ↓ -89% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $25.10 | ↓ -88% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $25.10 | ↓ -88% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $25.10 | ↓ -88% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $25.10 | ↓ -88% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $25.10 | ↓ -88% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $25.10 | ↓ -88% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $25.10 | ↓ -88% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $25.10 | ↓ -88% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $33.46 | ↓ -83% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $33.46 | ↓ -83% |
| Molina | Medicaid|All Plans | $35.14 | ↓ -83% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $37.65 | ↓ -81% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $37.65 | ↓ -81% |
| SMIPA | Medicare|All Plans | $93.78 | ↓ -54% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $103.41 | ↓ -49% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $111.88 | ↓ -45% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $111.88 | ↓ -45% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Other Plans | $111.88 | ↓ -45% |
| Health Net | Medicare|HMO | $111.88 | ↓ -45% |
| Cigna | Medicare|All Plans | $111.88 | ↓ -45% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $111.88 | ↓ -45% |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $111.88 | ↓ -45% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $111.88 | ↓ -45% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Other Plans | $111.88 | ↓ -45% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $111.88 | ↓ -45% |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $111.88 | ↓ -45% |
| EasyChoice | Medicare|All Plans | $111.88 | ↓ -45% |
| HCLA | Medicare|Preferred IPA | $111.88 | ↓ -45% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $114.12 | ↓ -44% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $115.25 | ↓ -43% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $115.25 | ↓ -43% |
| HPN | Medicare|Senior | $123.07 | ↓ -39% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $125.50 | ↓ -38% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $125.50 | ↓ -38% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $130.39 | ↓ -35% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $130.39 | ↓ -35% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $130.39 | ↓ -35% |
| HCLA | Commercial|Preferred IPA | $139.85 | ↓ -31% |
| LA Care | Commercial|All Plans | $139.85 | ↓ -31% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|Trauma | $139.85 | ↓ -31% |
| SevenCorners | Medicare|All Plans | $179.01 | ↓ -11% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $182.03 | ↓ -10% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $182.03 | ↓ -10% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $182.03 | ↓ -10% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $182.03 | ↓ -10% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $235.11 | ↑ +16% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $262.77 | ↑ +30% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $267.38 | ↑ +32% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | $299.65 | ↑ +48% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $322.70 | ↑ +60% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $329.14 | ↑ +63% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $329.14 | ↑ +63% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $368.80 | ↑ +82% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $401.07 | ↑ +98% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $461.00 | ↑ +128% |
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Dexa bone density study >=1 sites appendicular skeleton (peripheral) at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $132.72 | $37.97 – $391.59 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $271.58 | $17.61 – $401.58 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $232.56 | $102.94 – $354.36 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $315.01 | $25.10 – $380.27 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $295.71 | $7.51 – $28.42 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $274.01 | $25.10 – $447.03 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $115.76 | $25.10 – $424.11 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $114.51 | $25.10 – $424.11 |