Mr safety implant&/fb assmt clin staff ea add 30 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

$39.99

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.

$93.00

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.

$23.25 with DHR vs $93.00 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
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $23.25 ↓ -42%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $23.25 ↓ -42%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $47.43 ↑ +19%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $53.01 ↑ +33%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $53.94 ↑ +35%
United Commercial|Options PPO $57.66 ↑ +44%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $57.66 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $60.45 ↑ +51%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $65.10 ↑ +63%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $74.40 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|HMO $89.28 ↑ +123%
SMIPA Medicare|All Plans $93.00 ↑ +133%

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Mr safety implant&/fb assmt clin staff ea add 30 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $120.05 $75.03 – $177.51
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $39.81 $46.50 – $91.14
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $15.59 $21.00 – $33.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $15.42 $21.00 – $41.58
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $60.69 $18.72 – $76.44
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $45.00 $65.00 – $90.00
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $36.37 $48.36 – $93.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange $18.72 $267.26 – $519.77

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