Etonogestrel implant system 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

$424.84

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.

$988.00

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.

$197.60 with BCBS - Anthem vs $6,073.15 with Care 1st — 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
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $197.60 ↓ -53%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $247.00 ↓ -42%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $247.00 ↓ -42%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $296.40 ↓ -30%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $296.40 ↓ -30%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $454.48 ↑ +7%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $454.48 ↑ +7%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $592.80 ↑ +40%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $642.20 ↑ +51%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $691.60 ↑ +63%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $790.40 ↑ +86%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $860.27 ↑ +102%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $879.32 ↑ +107%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $889.20 ↑ +109%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $889.20 ↑ +109%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $988.00 ↑ +133%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $988.00 ↑ +133%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $988.00 ↑ +133%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $988.00 ↑ +133%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $988.00 ↑ +133%
SMIPA Medicare|All Plans $988.00 ↑ +133%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $988.00 ↑ +133%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $988.00 ↑ +133%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $988.00 ↑ +133%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $988.00 ↑ +133%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $988.00 ↑ +133%
United Commercial|HMO $988.00 ↑ +133%
United Commercial|Options PPO $988.00 ↑ +133%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $988.00 ↑ +133%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $988.00 ↑ +133%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $988.00 ↑ +133%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $988.00 ↑ +133%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $988.00 ↑ +133%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $988.00 ↑ +133%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $988.00 ↑ +133%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $988.00 ↑ +133%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $1,482.00 ↑ +249%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $1,482.00 ↑ +249%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $4,070.56 ↑ +858%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $6,073.15 ↑ +1330%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $6,073.15 ↑ +1330%

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Etonogestrel implant system at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $3,890.21 $724.96 – $3,133.75
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $5,611.08 $981.56 – $12,847.80
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $3,963.83 $1,214.63 – $5,832.66
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $3,642.43 $784.74 – $3,133.75
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $3,016.77 $936.06 – $3,133.75
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $2,477.85 $1,238.93 – $2,429.26
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $3,016.77 $938.36 – $938.36
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $3,890.21 $779.45 – $3,133.75

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