Hc i-131 sodium iodide cap dx per mci 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

$132.44

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.

$308.00

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.

$27.41 with Noble IPA vs $308.00 with SMIPA — 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 $27.41 ↓ -79%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $27.41 ↓ -79%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $30.46 ↓ -77%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $30.46 ↓ -77%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $30.46 ↓ -77%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $30.46 ↓ -77%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $30.46 ↓ -77%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $30.46 ↓ -77%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $30.46 ↓ -77%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $30.46 ↓ -77%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $40.60 ↓ -69%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $40.60 ↓ -69%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $42.64 ↓ -68%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $45.69 ↓ -66%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $45.69 ↓ -66%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $77.00 ↓ -42%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $77.00 ↓ -42%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $125.50 ↓ -5%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $152.30 ↑ +15%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $152.30 ↑ +15%
United Commercial|HMO $155.84 ↑ +18%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $155.84 ↑ +18%
United Commercial|Options PPO $155.84 ↑ +18%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $157.08 ↑ +19%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $157.20 ↑ +19%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $166.73 ↑ +26%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $175.56 ↑ +33%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $200.20 ↑ +51%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $215.60 ↑ +63%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $234.63 ↑ +77%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $246.40 ↑ +86%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $308.00 ↑ +133%
SMIPA Medicare|All Plans $308.00 ↑ +133%

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Hc i-131 sodium iodide cap dx per mci at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $108.19 $34.27 – $192.66
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $116.40 $50.26 – $161.99
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $80.90 $30.46 – $185.22
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $87.92 $28.98 – $109.76
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $74.88 $30.46 – $187.18
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $54.91 $30.46 – $148.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $54.32 $30.46 – $148.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $19.41 $13.86 – $265.12

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