Thoracotomy with cardiac massage at St. Mary Medical Center
1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1194840421
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$641.26 with HCLA vs $15,788.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $641.26 | — |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $641.26 | — |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $641.26 | — |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $641.26 | — |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $641.26 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $801.57 | — |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $852.88 | — |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $852.88 | — |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|< 21 | $909.76 | — |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|> 21 | $909.76 | — |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $961.89 | — |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $961.89 | — |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $1,010.85 | — |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $1,010.85 | — |
| Molina | Medicaid|All Plans | $1,415.19 | — |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $2,641.99 | — |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $5,054.25 | — |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $5,054.25 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $6,825.00 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $10,186.00 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $15,788.00 | — |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| United | Commercial|HMO | not published by hospital | — |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | not published by hospital | — |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | not published by hospital | — |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | not published by hospital | — |
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Thoracotomy with cardiac massage at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg | $2,652.51 | $2,335.00 – $2,335.00 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | $5,371.32 | $2,238.00 – $9,773.00 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo | $8,537.76 | $4,666.00 – $13,634.00 |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | Tarzana | $3,668.70 | $1,142.00 – $8,480.00 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | Burbank | $2,623.25 | $1,142.00 – $8,261.00 |
| St Jude Medical Center | Fullerton | $8,523.36 | $4,188.00 – $17,015.00 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange | Orange | $7,463.04 | $4,971.00 – $14,032.00 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center | Mission Hills | $2,709.35 | $1,142.00 – $6,264.00 |