Ultrasound guide tissue ablation at St. Mary Medical Center
1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1194840421
$505.25
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.
$1,175.00
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.
$125.73 with Noble IPA vs $1,175.00 with SMIPA — 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 | $125.73 | ↓ -75% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|> 21 | $125.73 | ↓ -75% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $139.70 | ↓ -72% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $139.70 | ↓ -72% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $139.70 | ↓ -72% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $139.70 | ↓ -72% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $139.70 | ↓ -72% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $139.70 | ↓ -72% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $139.70 | ↓ -72% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $139.70 | ↓ -72% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $186.22 | ↓ -63% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $186.22 | ↓ -63% |
| Molina | Medicaid|All Plans | $195.58 | ↓ -61% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $209.55 | ↓ -59% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $209.55 | ↓ -59% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $293.75 | ↓ -42% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $293.75 | ↓ -42% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $321.08 | ↓ -36% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $438.36 | ↓ -13% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $438.36 | ↓ -13% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $438.36 | ↓ -13% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $478.73 | ↓ -5% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $575.56 | ↑ +14% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $599.25 | ↑ +19% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $669.75 | ↑ +33% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $681.50 | ↑ +35% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $698.50 | ↑ +38% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $698.50 | ↑ +38% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $728.50 | ↑ +44% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $728.50 | ↑ +44% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $742.22 | ↑ +47% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | $763.75 | ↑ +51% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $822.50 | ↑ +63% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $940.00 | ↑ +86% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $1,128.00 | ↑ +123% |
| SMIPA | Medicare|All Plans | $1,175.00 | ↑ +133% |
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Ultrasound guide tissue ablation at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $655.20 | not published |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $112.57 | $69.39 – $211.35 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $655.20 | not published |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $655.20 | not published |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $655.20 | not published |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $644.80 | not published |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $644.80 | not published |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $655.20 | not published |