Ultrasound encephalogram at St. Mary Medical Center
1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1194840421
$195.22
Cash price 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.
$454.00
Gross charge 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.
$80.33 with Noble IPA vs $454.00 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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| Noble IPA | Medicaid|< 21 | $80.33 | ↓ -59% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|> 21 | $80.33 | ↓ -59% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $89.26 | ↓ -54% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $89.26 | ↓ -54% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $89.26 | ↓ -54% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $89.26 | ↓ -54% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $89.26 | ↓ -54% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $89.26 | ↓ -54% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $89.26 | ↓ -54% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $89.26 | ↓ -54% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $113.50 | ↓ -42% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $113.50 | ↓ -42% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $118.98 | ↓ -39% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $118.98 | ↓ -39% |
| Molina | Medicaid|All Plans | $124.96 | ↓ -36% |
| SMIPA | Medicare|All Plans | $131.70 | ↓ -33% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $133.89 | ↓ -31% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $133.89 | ↓ -31% |
| HCLA | Medicare|Preferred IPA | $135.12 | ↓ -31% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -31% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -31% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Other Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -31% |
| Health Net | Medicare|HMO | $135.12 | ↓ -31% |
| Cigna | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -31% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -31% |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -31% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -31% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Other Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -31% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -31% |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -31% |
| EasyChoice | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -31% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $137.83 | ↓ -29% |
| HPN | Medicare|Senior | $148.63 | ↓ -24% |
| HCLA | Commercial|Preferred IPA | $168.90 | ↓ -13% |
| LA Care | Commercial|All Plans | $168.90 | ↓ -13% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|Trauma | $168.90 | ↓ -13% |
| SevenCorners | Medicare|All Plans | $216.19 | ↑ +11% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $231.54 | ↑ +19% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $232.41 | ↑ +19% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $245.18 | ↑ +26% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $245.18 | ↑ +26% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $245.18 | ↑ +26% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $245.18 | ↑ +26% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $258.78 | ↑ +33% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | $295.10 | ↑ +51% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $317.80 | ↑ +63% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $346.53 | ↑ +78% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $363.20 | ↑ +86% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $367.75 | ↑ +88% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $430.58 | ↑ +121% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $430.58 | ↑ +121% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $430.58 | ↑ +121% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $443.01 | ↑ +127% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $443.01 | ↑ +127% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $446.30 | ↑ +129% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $446.30 | ↑ +129% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $454.00 | ↑ +133% |
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Ultrasound encephalogram at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $632.91 | $135.04 – $1,127.10 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $862.40 | $142.00 – $142.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $862.40 | $142.00 – $142.00 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $468.00 | $96.00 – $96.00 |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $468.00 | $96.00 – $96.00 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $506.33 | $21.27 – $625.65 |
| Sacramento Medical Center | SACRAMENTO | $862.40 | $142.00 – $142.00 |
| Oakland Medical Center | Oakland | $862.40 | $142.00 – $142.00 |