Valvuloplasty aortic 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

$6,009.68

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.

$13,976.00

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.

$1,108.37 with Partnership Health Plan vs $16,377.00 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.

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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
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $1,108.37 ↓ -82%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,108.37 ↓ -82%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $1,108.37 ↓ -82%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $1,108.37 ↓ -82%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $1,108.37 ↓ -82%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,385.46 ↓ -77%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $1,474.13 ↓ -75%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $1,474.13 ↓ -75%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $1,581.45 ↓ -74%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $1,581.45 ↓ -74%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $1,662.55 ↓ -72%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $1,662.55 ↓ -72%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $1,757.17 ↓ -71%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $1,757.17 ↓ -71%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $2,460.04 ↓ -59%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $3,494.00 ↓ -42%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $3,494.00 ↓ -42%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $4,566.48 ↓ -24%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $6,216.00 ↑ +3%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $6,428.96 ↑ +7%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $7,079.00 ↑ +18%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +21%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +21%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +21%
Health Net Medicare|HMO $7,244.35 ↑ +21%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +21%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +21%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +21%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $7,244.35 ↑ +21%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +21%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +21%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +21%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +21%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +21%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $7,267.52 ↑ +21%
United Medicare|All Plans $7,389.24 ↑ +23%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $7,547.00 ↑ +26%
HPN Medicare|Senior $7,968.78 ↑ +33%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $8,106.08 ↑ +35%
United Commercial|Options PPO $8,665.12 ↑ +44%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $8,665.12 ↑ +44%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $8,675.00 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $8,785.85 ↑ +46%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $8,785.85 ↑ +46%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $8,804.88 ↑ +47%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $9,055.44 ↑ +51%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $9,055.44 ↑ +51%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Trauma $9,055.44 ↑ +51%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $9,084.40 ↑ +51%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $9,783.20 ↑ +63%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $10,566.00 ↑ +76%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $11,180.80 ↑ +86%
SevenCorners Medicare|All Plans $11,590.96 ↑ +93%
United Commercial|HMO $13,416.96 ↑ +123%
SMIPA Medicare|All Plans $13,976.00 ↑ +133%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $16,377.00 ↑ +173%

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Valvuloplasty aortic at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $14,980.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $5,149.13 $1,363.30 – $13,090.66
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $14,980.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $14,980.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $14,980.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $9,375.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $9,375.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $14,980.00 not published

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