Ghs musc test done w/n test comp at St. Mary Medical Center
1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1194840421
$233.92
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.
$544.00
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.
$76.84 with BCBS - Anthem 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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| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $76.84 | ↓ -67% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|< 21 | $87.71 | ↓ -63% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|> 21 | $87.71 | ↓ -63% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $88.18 | ↓ -62% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $88.18 | ↓ -62% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $88.18 | ↓ -62% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $88.18 | ↓ -62% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $88.18 | ↓ -62% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $97.46 | ↓ -58% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $97.46 | ↓ -58% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $117.28 | ↓ -50% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $117.28 | ↓ -50% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $132.27 | ↓ -43% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $132.27 | ↓ -43% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $136.00 | ↓ -42% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $136.00 | ↓ -42% |
| Molina | Medicaid|All Plans | $136.44 | ↓ -42% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $201.06 | ↓ -14% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $299.78 | ↑ +28% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $310.08 | ↑ +33% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | $353.60 | ↑ +51% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $363.30 | ↑ +55% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $380.80 | ↑ +63% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $435.20 | ↑ +86% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $464.77 | ↑ +99% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $487.30 | ↑ +108% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $487.30 | ↑ +108% |
| SMIPA | Medicare|All Plans | $544.00 | ↑ +133% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $6,206.00 | ↑ +2553% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $6,343.00 | ↑ +2612% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $6,343.00 | ↑ +2612% |
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Ghs musc test done w/n test comp at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $191.41 | $108.46 – $340.86 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $93.91 | $33.38 – $126.42 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $74.14 | $88.18 – $202.00 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | Burbank | $718.90 | $191.08 – $192.28 |
| Community Hospital San Bernardino | San Bernardino | $231.48 | $88.18 – $7,832.00 |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center | Glendale | $187.45 | $96.05 – $460.00 |
| St. Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino | $197.14 | $88.18 – $5,761.00 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center | Mission Hills | $420.35 | $99.42 – $151.30 |