Ghs musc tst done w/nerv tst lim at St. Mary Medical Center
1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1194840421
$172.43
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.
$401.00
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.
$49.84 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 | $49.84 | ↓ -71% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|> 21 | $56.89 | ↓ -67% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|< 21 | $56.89 | ↓ -67% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $57.19 | ↓ -67% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $57.19 | ↓ -67% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $57.19 | ↓ -67% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $57.19 | ↓ -67% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $57.19 | ↓ -67% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $63.21 | ↓ -63% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $63.21 | ↓ -63% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $76.06 | ↓ -56% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $76.06 | ↓ -56% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $85.78 | ↓ -50% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $85.78 | ↓ -50% |
| Molina | Medicaid|All Plans | $88.49 | ↓ -49% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $100.25 | ↓ -42% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $100.25 | ↓ -42% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $190.67 | ↑ +11% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $228.57 | ↑ +33% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $235.62 | ↑ +37% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | $260.65 | ↑ +51% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $280.70 | ↑ +63% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $284.29 | ↑ +65% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $316.05 | ↑ +83% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $316.05 | ↑ +83% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $320.80 | ↑ +86% |
| SMIPA | Medicare|All Plans | $401.00 | ↑ +133% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $401.00 | ↑ +133% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $6,206.00 | ↑ +3499% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $6,343.00 | ↑ +3579% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $6,343.00 | ↑ +3579% |
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Ghs musc tst done w/nerv tst lim at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $83.92 | $29.50 – $111.72 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | Burbank | $481.60 | $181.20 – $182.49 |
| Community Hospital San Bernardino | San Bernardino | $207.23 | $57.19 – $7,832.00 |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center | Glendale | $168.87 | $62.30 – $414.40 |
| St. Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino | $176.49 | $57.19 – $5,761.00 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center | Mission Hills | $348.60 | $94.35 – $143.48 |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro | San Pedro | $269.15 | $94.35 – $148.05 |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance | Torrance | $269.15 | $142.22 – $153.97 |