Pelvic Ultrasound (limited) 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

$334.54

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.

$778.00

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.

$54.44 with Noble IPA vs $622.40 with MultiPlan — 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 $54.44 ↓ -84%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $54.44 ↓ -84%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $60.49 ↓ -82%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $60.49 ↓ -82%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $60.49 ↓ -82%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $60.49 ↓ -82%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $60.49 ↓ -82%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $60.49 ↓ -82%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $60.49 ↓ -82%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $60.55 ↓ -82%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $80.63 ↓ -76%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $80.63 ↓ -76%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $84.69 ↓ -75%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $90.73 ↓ -73%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $90.73 ↓ -73%
SMIPA Medicare|All Plans $131.70 ↓ -61%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -60%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -60%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $135.12 ↓ -60%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -60%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -60%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -60%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $135.12 ↓ -60%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $135.12 ↓ -60%
Health Net Medicare|HMO $135.12 ↓ -60%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -60%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -60%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -60%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -60%
United Medicare|All Plans $137.83 ↓ -59%
HPN Medicare|Senior $148.63 ↓ -56%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $168.90 ↓ -50%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Trauma $168.90 ↓ -50%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $168.90 ↓ -50%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $170.00 ↓ -49%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $192.00 ↓ -43%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $194.50 ↓ -42%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $194.50 ↓ -42%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $199.94 ↓ -40%
SevenCorners Medicare|All Plans $216.19 ↓ -35%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $245.18 ↓ -27%
United Commercial|HMO $245.18 ↓ -27%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $245.18 ↓ -27%
United Commercial|Options PPO $245.18 ↓ -27%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $249.22 ↓ -26%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $298.12 ↓ -11%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $302.45 ↓ -10%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $302.45 ↓ -10%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $428.18 ↑ +28%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $428.18 ↑ +28%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $428.18 ↑ +28%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $443.01 ↑ +32%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $443.01 ↑ +32%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $462.20 ↑ +38%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $505.70 ↑ +51%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $544.60 ↑ +63%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $622.40 ↑ +86%

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Pelvic Ultrasound (limited) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $616.00 $142.00 – $142.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $600.06 $91.51 – $1,068.60
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $616.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $616.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $616.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $520.00 $96.00 – $96.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $520.00 $96.00 – $96.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $616.00 $142.00 – $142.00

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