Emg 2 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95861 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

$577.92

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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$1,344.00

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.

$112.92 with HCLA vs $6,343.00 with United — 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 $112.92 ↓ -80%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $112.92 ↓ -80%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $112.92 ↓ -80%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $112.92 ↓ -80%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $112.92 ↓ -80%
SMIPA Medicare|All Plans $128.12 ↓ -78%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $141.14 ↓ -76%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $150.18 ↓ -74%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $150.18 ↓ -74%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $161.11 ↓ -72%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $161.11 ↓ -72%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↓ -72%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↓ -72%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↓ -72%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $163.78 ↓ -72%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $163.78 ↓ -72%
Health Net Medicare|HMO $163.78 ↓ -72%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↓ -72%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↓ -72%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↓ -72%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↓ -72%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↓ -72%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↓ -72%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $163.78 ↓ -72%
United Medicare|All Plans $167.06 ↓ -71%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $169.38 ↓ -71%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $169.38 ↓ -71%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $179.01 ↓ -69%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $179.01 ↓ -69%
HPN Medicare|Senior $180.16 ↓ -69%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $188.66 ↓ -67%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $204.72 ↓ -65%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $204.72 ↓ -65%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Trauma $204.72 ↓ -65%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $250.61 ↓ -57%
SevenCorners Medicare|All Plans $262.05 ↓ -55%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $281.30 ↓ -51%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $336.00 ↓ -42%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $336.00 ↓ -42%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $436.11 ↓ -25%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $465.23 ↓ -19%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $766.08 ↑ +33%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $873.60 ↑ +51%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $895.05 ↑ +55%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $895.05 ↑ +55%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $940.80 ↑ +63%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,075.20 ↑ +86%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $2,417.00 ↑ +318%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $2,936.00 ↑ +408%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $3,375.00 ↑ +484%
United Commercial|HMO $6,206.00 ↑ +974%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $6,343.00 ↑ +998%
United Commercial|Options PPO $6,343.00 ↑ +998%

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Emg 2 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95861 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $410.85 $111.51 – $322.14
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $157.94 $112.92 – $361.62
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $173.83 $67.53 – $255.78
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $144.65 $99.63 – $361.62
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $114.27 $112.92 – $308.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $470.87 $112.92 – $308.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $209.33 $112.92 – $583.84
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $1,122.72 $145.45 – $316.58

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