G-esoph reflx tst w/electrod 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

$642.85

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.

$1,495.00

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.

$92.19 with Noble IPA vs $3,375.00 with Health Net — 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
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $92.19 ↓ -86%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $92.19 ↓ -86%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $102.43 ↓ -84%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $102.43 ↓ -84%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $102.43 ↓ -84%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $102.43 ↓ -84%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $102.43 ↓ -84%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $102.43 ↓ -84%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $102.43 ↓ -84%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $102.43 ↓ -84%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $136.54 ↓ -79%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $136.54 ↓ -79%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $143.40 ↓ -78%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $153.65 ↓ -76%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $153.65 ↓ -76%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $373.75 ↓ -42%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $373.75 ↓ -42%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $422.01 ↓ -34%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $512.15 ↓ -20%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $512.15 ↓ -20%
SMIPA Medicare|All Plans $570.63 ↓ -11%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $674.18 ↑ +5%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $674.18 ↑ +5%
Health Net Medicare|HMO $674.18 ↑ +5%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $674.18 ↑ +5%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $674.18 ↑ +5%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $674.18 ↑ +5%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $674.18 ↑ +5%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $674.18 ↑ +5%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $674.18 ↑ +5%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $674.18 ↑ +5%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $674.18 ↑ +5%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $674.18 ↑ +5%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $674.18 ↑ +5%
United Medicare|All Plans $687.67 ↑ +7%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $687.70 ↑ +7%
HPN Medicare|Senior $741.60 ↑ +15%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $777.40 ↑ +21%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $842.72 ↑ +31%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Trauma $842.72 ↑ +31%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $842.73 ↑ +31%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $867.10 ↑ +35%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $867.10 ↑ +35%
United Commercial|Options PPO $926.90 ↑ +44%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $926.90 ↑ +44%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $941.85 ↑ +47%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $971.75 ↑ +51%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,046.50 ↑ +63%
SevenCorners Medicare|All Plans $1,078.69 ↑ +68%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,196.00 ↑ +86%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $1,300.65 ↑ +102%
United Commercial|HMO $1,435.20 ↑ +123%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $1,495.00 ↑ +133%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $2,417.00 ↑ +276%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $2,936.00 ↑ +357%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $3,375.00 ↑ +425%

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G-esoph reflx tst w/electrod at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $503.08 $102.43 – $1,084.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $497.66 $102.43 – $1,071.24
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $490.40 $102.43 – $1,401.12
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $792.59 $102.43 – $1,523.61
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $1,772.10 $102.43 – $3,347.30
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank $758.45 $1,104.48 – $1,679.06
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton $1,030.56 $938.81 – $1,999.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange $563.04 $938.81 – $1,999.00

All California hospitals for this procedure →