Esophageal recording at St. Mary Medical Center
1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1194840421
$1,140.79
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.
$2,653.00
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.
$94.10 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.
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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| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $94.10 | ↓ -92% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $94.10 | ↓ -92% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $94.10 | ↓ -92% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $94.10 | ↓ -92% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $94.10 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $117.62 | ↓ -90% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $125.15 | ↓ -89% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $125.15 | ↓ -89% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|> 21 | $134.26 | ↓ -88% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|< 21 | $134.26 | ↓ -88% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $141.15 | ↓ -88% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $141.15 | ↓ -88% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $149.18 | ↓ -87% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $149.18 | ↓ -87% |
| Molina | Medicaid|All Plans | $208.85 | ↓ -82% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $387.69 | ↓ -66% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $663.25 | ↓ -42% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $663.25 | ↓ -42% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $745.90 | ↓ -35% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $745.90 | ↓ -35% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $1,538.74 | ↑ +35% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $1,542.50 | ↑ +35% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $1,542.50 | ↑ +35% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $1,542.50 | ↑ +35% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Other Plans | $1,542.50 | ↑ +35% |
| Health Net | Medicare|HMO | $1,542.50 | ↑ +35% |
| Cigna | Medicare|All Plans | $1,542.50 | ↑ +35% |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $1,542.50 | ↑ +35% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $1,542.50 | ↑ +35% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Other Plans | $1,542.50 | ↑ +35% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $1,542.50 | ↑ +35% |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $1,542.50 | ↑ +35% |
| EasyChoice | Medicare|All Plans | $1,542.50 | ↑ +35% |
| HCLA | Medicare|Preferred IPA | $1,542.50 | ↑ +35% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $1,573.35 | ↑ +38% |
| HPN | Medicare|Senior | $1,696.75 | ↑ +49% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | $1,724.45 | ↑ +51% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $1,857.10 | ↑ +63% |
| HCLA | Commercial|Preferred IPA | $1,928.13 | ↑ +69% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|Trauma | $1,928.13 | ↑ +69% |
| LA Care | Commercial|All Plans | $1,928.13 | ↑ +69% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $2,122.40 | ↑ +86% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $2,122.40 | ↑ +86% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $2,122.40 | ↑ +86% |
| SevenCorners | Medicare|All Plans | $2,468.00 | ↑ +116% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $2,617.00 | ↑ +129% |
| SMIPA | Medicare|All Plans | $2,653.00 | ↑ +133% |
| Health Net | Commercial|EPPO | $3,062.00 | ↑ +168% |
| Health Net | Commercial|Care Product | $3,718.00 | ↑ +226% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $3,906.00 | ↑ +242% |
| Health Net | Commercial|All Other Plans | $4,273.00 | ↑ +275% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $6,054.00 | ↑ +431% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $6,243.00 | ↑ +447% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $6,343.00 | ↑ +456% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $6,343.00 | ↑ +456% |
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Esophageal recording at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Hospital San Bernardino | San Bernardino | $1,017.78 | $94.10 – $8,268.00 |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center | Glendale | $991.37 | $147.03 – $2,432.80 |
| St. Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino | $892.78 | $94.10 – $6,210.00 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | not published | $1,640.77 – $4,657.00 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | not published | $1,728.74 – $7,455.00 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | not published | $1,565.96 – $8,018.00 |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna | not published | $6,127.00 – $8,222.00 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | not published | $1,694.16 – $4,737.00 |