Ultrasound guided needle placement supervision & interpretation at St. Mary Medical Center
1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1194840421
$357.33
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.
$831.00
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.
$65.35 with Noble IPA vs $831.00 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 | $65.35 | ↓ -82% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|< 21 | $65.35 | ↓ -82% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $72.61 | ↓ -80% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $72.61 | ↓ -80% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $72.61 | ↓ -80% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $72.61 | ↓ -80% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $72.61 | ↓ -80% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $72.61 | ↓ -80% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $72.61 | ↓ -80% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $96.00 | ↓ -73% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $96.79 | ↓ -73% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $96.79 | ↓ -73% |
| Molina | Medicaid|All Plans | $101.65 | ↓ -72% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $108.91 | ↓ -70% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $108.91 | ↓ -70% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $170.00 | ↓ -52% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $192.00 | ↓ -46% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $207.75 | ↓ -42% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $207.75 | ↓ -42% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $288.34 | ↓ -19% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $299.15 | ↓ -16% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $363.05 | ↑ +2% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $363.05 | ↑ +2% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $429.92 | ↑ +20% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $481.98 | ↑ +35% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $515.22 | ↑ +44% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $515.22 | ↑ +44% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | $540.15 | ↑ +51% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $581.70 | ↑ +63% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $664.80 | ↑ +86% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $666.54 | ↑ +87% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $797.76 | ↑ +123% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $831.00 | ↑ +133% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $831.00 | ↑ +133% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $831.00 | ↑ +133% |
| SMIPA | Medicare|All Plans | $831.00 | ↑ +133% |
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Ultrasound guided needle placement supervision & interpretation at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $1,349.60 | not published |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $656.13 | $109.85 – $1,168.44 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $1,349.60 | not published |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $1,349.60 | not published |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $1,349.60 | not published |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $967.20 | not published |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $967.20 | not published |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $1,349.60 | not published |