Electrophysiology evaluation 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

$1,646.04

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.

$3,828.00

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.

$802.51 with HCLA vs $30,106.00 with Health Net — 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
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $802.51 ↓ -51%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $802.51 ↓ -51%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $802.51 ↓ -51%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $802.51 ↓ -51%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $802.51 ↓ -51%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $957.00 ↓ -42%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $957.00 ↓ -42%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,003.13 ↓ -39%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $1,067.34 ↓ -35%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $1,067.34 ↓ -35%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $1,145.03 ↓ -30%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $1,145.03 ↓ -30%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $1,203.76 ↓ -27%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $1,203.76 ↓ -27%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $1,272.26 ↓ -23%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $1,272.26 ↓ -23%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $1,781.16 ↑ +8%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,220.24 ↑ +35%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $2,488.20 ↑ +51%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,679.60 ↑ +63%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,062.40 ↑ +86%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $3,306.34 ↑ +101%
SMIPA Medicare|All Plans $3,828.00 ↑ +133%
United Commercial|HMO $6,243.00 ↑ +279%
United Commercial|Options PPO $6,343.00 ↑ +285%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $6,343.00 ↑ +285%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $6,361.30 ↑ +286%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $6,361.30 ↑ +286%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $6,825.00 ↑ +315%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $10,186.00 ↑ +519%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $15,788.00 ↑ +859%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $20,739.00 ↑ +1160%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $26,182.00 ↑ +1491%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $26,689.00 ↑ +1521%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $26,689.00 ↑ +1521%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $26,689.00 ↑ +1521%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $30,106.00 ↑ +1729%

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Electrophysiology evaluation at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $6,882.74 $987.09 – $12,256.92
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $439.13 $513.00 – $1,026.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $402.20 $277.02 – $1,026.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,171.47 $802.51 – $3,192.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $4,485.45 $2,747.00 – $19,158.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $1,279.20 $802.51 – $3,567.82
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $13,014.18 $1,716.00 – $25,815.00
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $6,682.08 $1,200.00 – $13,634.00

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