External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells 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

$97.44

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.

$226.60

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.

$37.50 with DHR vs $829.65 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
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $37.50 ↓ -62%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $37.50 ↓ -62%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $87.00 ↓ -11%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $97.50 ↑ +0%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $105.00 ↑ +8%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $120.00 ↑ +23%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $130.50 ↑ +34%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $135.00 ↑ +39%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $135.00 ↑ +39%
HPN Medicare|Senior $144.61 ↑ +48%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $144.61 ↑ +48%
Health Net Medicare|HMO $144.61 ↑ +48%
SMIPA Medicare|All Plans $144.61 ↑ +48%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $144.61 ↑ +48%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $144.61 ↑ +48%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $144.61 ↑ +48%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $144.61 ↑ +48%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $144.61 ↑ +48%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $144.61 ↑ +48%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $144.61 ↑ +48%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $144.61 ↑ +48%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $144.61 ↑ +48%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $144.61 ↑ +48%
United Medicare|All Plans $144.61 ↑ +48%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $144.61 ↑ +48%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $150.00 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $150.00 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $150.00 ↑ +54%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $150.00 ↑ +54%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $150.00 ↑ +54%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $150.00 ↑ +54%
United Commercial|HMO $150.00 ↑ +54%
United Commercial|Options PPO $150.00 ↑ +54%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $150.00 ↑ +54%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $150.00 ↑ +54%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $150.00 ↑ +54%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $150.00 ↑ +54%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $150.00 ↑ +54%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $150.00 ↑ +54%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $150.00 ↑ +54%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $150.00 ↑ +54%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $150.00 ↑ +54%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $150.00 ↑ +54%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $150.00 ↑ +54%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $180.76 ↑ +86%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Trauma $180.76 ↑ +86%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $180.76 ↑ +86%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $225.00 ↑ +131%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $225.00 ↑ +131%
SevenCorners Medicare|All Plans $231.38 ↑ +137%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $322.51 ↑ +231%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $322.51 ↑ +231%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $476.60 ↑ +389%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $829.65 ↑ +751%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $829.65 ↑ +751%

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External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $76.65 $40.50 – $383.71
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $77.90 $75.00 – $372.62
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $116.55 $94.73 – $171.50
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $71.35 $40.50 – $438.04
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $93.50 $87.50 – $415.57
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $92.49 $87.50 – $415.57
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $143.90 $18.00 – $144.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $74.09 $36.75 – $175.00

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