Emg 3 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95863 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

$716.38

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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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$1,666.00

Gross charge

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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.

$127.89 with Partnership Health Plan 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
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $127.89 ↓ -82%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $127.89 ↓ -82%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $127.89 ↓ -82%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $127.89 ↓ -82%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $127.89 ↓ -82%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $159.86 ↓ -78%
SMIPA Medicare|All Plans $162.57 ↓ -77%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $170.09 ↓ -76%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $170.09 ↓ -76%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $182.47 ↓ -75%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $182.47 ↓ -75%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $191.84 ↓ -73%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $191.84 ↓ -73%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $198.80 ↓ -72%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $198.80 ↓ -72%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $198.80 ↓ -72%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $198.80 ↓ -72%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $198.80 ↓ -72%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $198.80 ↓ -72%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $198.80 ↓ -72%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $198.80 ↓ -72%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $198.80 ↓ -72%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $198.80 ↓ -72%
Health Net Medicare|HMO $198.80 ↓ -72%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $198.80 ↓ -72%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $198.80 ↓ -72%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $202.75 ↓ -72%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $202.75 ↓ -72%
United Medicare|All Plans $202.78 ↓ -72%
HPN Medicare|Senior $218.68 ↓ -69%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $238.52 ↓ -67%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Trauma $248.50 ↓ -65%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $248.50 ↓ -65%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $248.50 ↓ -65%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $283.85 ↓ -60%
SevenCorners Medicare|All Plans $318.08 ↓ -56%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $355.64 ↓ -50%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $416.50 ↓ -42%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $416.50 ↓ -42%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $526.91 ↓ -26%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $551.38 ↓ -23%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $949.62 ↑ +33%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $1,013.75 ↑ +42%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $1,013.75 ↑ +42%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $1,082.90 ↑ +51%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,166.20 ↑ +63%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,332.80 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|HMO $6,206.00 ↑ +766%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $6,343.00 ↑ +785%
United Commercial|Options PPO $6,343.00 ↑ +785%

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Emg 3 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95863 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $501.08 $157.30 – $892.32
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $232.44 $90.29 – $342.02
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $583.90 $127.89 – $1,256.89
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $446.13 $127.89 – $3,827.00
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank $2,014.25 $161.59 – $306.17
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $199.81 $127.89 – $7,832.00
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale $350.45 $198.80 – $860.00
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino $170.17 $127.89 – $5,761.00

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