Ob Ultrasound nuchal meas add-on 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

$126.42

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.

$294.00

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.

$61.71 with Noble IPA vs $342.85 with Care 1st — 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 $61.71 ↓ -51%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $61.71 ↓ -51%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $68.57 ↓ -46%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $68.57 ↓ -46%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $68.57 ↓ -46%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $68.57 ↓ -46%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $68.57 ↓ -46%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $68.57 ↓ -46%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $68.57 ↓ -46%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $68.57 ↓ -46%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $73.50 ↓ -42%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $73.50 ↓ -42%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $91.40 ↓ -28%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $91.40 ↓ -28%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $96.00 ↓ -24%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $102.85 ↓ -19%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $102.85 ↓ -19%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $140.00 ↑ +11%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $158.00 ↑ +25%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $170.52 ↑ +35%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $170.52 ↑ +35%
United Commercial|Options PPO $182.28 ↑ +44%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $182.28 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $191.10 ↑ +51%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $205.80 ↑ +63%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $224.17 ↑ +77%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $224.17 ↑ +77%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $224.17 ↑ +77%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $235.20 ↑ +86%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $255.78 ↑ +102%
United Commercial|HMO $282.24 ↑ +123%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $282.51 ↑ +123%
SMIPA Medicare|All Plans $294.00 ↑ +133%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $294.00 ↑ +133%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $294.00 ↑ +133%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $342.85 ↑ +171%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $342.85 ↑ +171%

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Ob Ultrasound nuchal meas add-on at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $300.66 $113.14 – $371.51
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $179.76 $68.57 – $411.60
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $164.64 $68.57 – $411.60
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $262.56 $185.63 – $343.40
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $125.26 $38.64 – $161.00
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton $264.48 $185.63 – $324.23
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange $378.24 $182.06 – $317.29
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale $88.35 $67.75 – $290.05

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