Ultrasound transabd ea addl gest 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

$230.05

Cash price

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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.

$535.00

Gross charge

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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.

$107.26 with Noble IPA vs $595.90 with Care 1st — 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.

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Payer
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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
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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.

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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $107.26 ↓ -53%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $107.26 ↓ -53%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $119.18 ↓ -48%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $119.18 ↓ -48%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $119.18 ↓ -48%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $119.18 ↓ -48%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $119.18 ↓ -48%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $119.18 ↓ -48%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $119.18 ↓ -48%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $119.18 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $133.75 ↓ -42%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $133.75 ↓ -42%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $140.00 ↓ -39%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $158.00 ↓ -31%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $158.87 ↓ -31%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $158.87 ↓ -31%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $166.85 ↓ -27%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $178.77 ↓ -22%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $178.77 ↓ -22%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $245.17 ↑ +7%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $310.30 ↑ +35%
United Commercial|Options PPO $331.70 ↑ +44%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $331.70 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $347.75 ↑ +51%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $365.55 ↑ +59%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $374.50 ↑ +63%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $375.00 ↑ +63%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $428.00 ↑ +86%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $430.58 ↑ +87%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $430.58 ↑ +87%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $430.58 ↑ +87%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $491.02 ↑ +113%
United Commercial|HMO $513.60 ↑ +123%
SMIPA Medicare|All Plans $535.00 ↑ +133%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $535.00 ↑ +133%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $595.90 ↑ +159%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $595.90 ↑ +159%

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Ultrasound transabd ea addl gest at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $655.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $180.90 $111.51 – $322.14
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 $478.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $478.40 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $655.20 not published

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