Pt repositioning canalith procedure(s) per day 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

$80.84

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$188.00

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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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$36.97 with BCBS - Anthem vs $5,826.00 with United — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $36.97 ↓ -54%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $47.00 ↓ -42%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $47.00 ↓ -42%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $48.88 ↓ -40%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $48.88 ↓ -40%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $86.48 ↑ +7%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $97.76 ↑ +21%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $109.04 ↑ +35%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $116.56 ↑ +44%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $116.56 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $120.32 ↑ +49%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $122.20 ↑ +51%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $127.84 ↑ +58%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $127.84 ↑ +58%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $127.84 ↑ +58%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $131.60 ↑ +63%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $144.76 ↑ +79%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $150.40 ↑ +86%
SMIPA Medicare|All Plans $188.00 ↑ +133%
United Commercial|HMO $3,632.00 ↑ +4393%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $4,671.00 ↑ +5678%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $5,826.00 ↑ +7107%
United Commercial|Options PPO $5,826.00 ↑ +7107%

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Pt repositioning canalith procedure(s) per day at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $60.01 $36.99 – $113.71
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $107.10 not published
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $113.00 $145.20 – $258.72
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $103.49 $71.28 – $258.72
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $60.85 $44.28 – $134.48
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $60.19 $44.28 – $134.48
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $144.33 $30.28 – $30.28
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $113.22 not published

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