Morphometric analysis in situ hybridization computer-assisted per specimen each multiplex stain 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

$129.00

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$300.00

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$11.85 with DHR vs $925.00 with Blue Shield CA — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $11.85 ↓ -91%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $11.85 ↓ -91%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $27.49 ↓ -79%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $30.81 ↓ -76%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $33.18 ↓ -74%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $37.92 ↓ -71%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $41.23 ↓ -68%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $42.66 ↓ -67%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $42.66 ↓ -67%
United Commercial|Options PPO $47.39 ↓ -63%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $47.39 ↓ -63%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $47.39 ↓ -63%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $47.39 ↓ -63%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $47.39 ↓ -63%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $47.39 ↓ -63%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $47.39 ↓ -63%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $47.39 ↓ -63%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $47.39 ↓ -63%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $47.39 ↓ -63%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $47.39 ↓ -63%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $47.39 ↓ -63%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $47.39 ↓ -63%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $47.39 ↓ -63%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $47.39 ↓ -63%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $47.39 ↓ -63%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $47.39 ↓ -63%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $47.39 ↓ -63%
United Commercial|HMO $47.39 ↓ -63%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $47.39 ↓ -63%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $47.39 ↓ -63%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $47.39 ↓ -63%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $47.39 ↓ -63%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $47.39 ↓ -63%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $47.39 ↓ -63%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $47.39 ↓ -63%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $47.39 ↓ -63%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $47.39 ↓ -63%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $47.39 ↓ -63%
SMIPA Medicare|All Plans $47.39 ↓ -63%
United Medicare|All Plans $48.34 ↓ -63%
HPN Medicare|Senior $52.13 ↓ -60%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Trauma $59.24 ↓ -54%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $59.24 ↓ -54%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $59.24 ↓ -54%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $71.09 ↓ -45%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $71.09 ↓ -45%
SevenCorners Medicare|All Plans $75.83 ↓ -41%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $195.25 ↑ +51%
Health Net Medicare|HMO $217.73 ↑ +69%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +69%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $217.73 ↑ +69%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $643.66 ↑ +399%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $643.66 ↑ +399%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $925.00 ↑ +617%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $925.00 ↑ +617%

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Morphometric analysis in situ hybridization computer-assisted per specimen each multiplex stain at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $122.64 $75.60 – $765.78
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $212.27 $34.27 – $487.91
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $43.35 $229.59 – $1,218.18
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $194.56 $22.50 – $743.65
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $186.48 $10.35 – $40.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $178.19 $12.15 – $874.22
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $103.88 $130.00 – $829.38
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $102.76 $130.00 – $829.38

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