Vein x-ray skull at St. Mary Medical Center
1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1194840421
$3,766.80
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.
$8,760.00
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.
$172.55 with Noble IPA vs $11,648.18 with Cigna — 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 | $172.55 | ↓ -95% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|< 21 | $172.55 | ↓ -95% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $191.72 | ↓ -95% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $191.72 | ↓ -95% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $191.72 | ↓ -95% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $191.72 | ↓ -95% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $191.72 | ↓ -95% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $191.72 | ↓ -95% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $191.72 | ↓ -95% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $255.56 | ↓ -93% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $255.56 | ↓ -93% |
| Molina | Medicaid|All Plans | $268.41 | ↓ -93% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $287.58 | ↓ -92% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $287.58 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $689.09 | ↓ -82% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $789.89 | ↓ -79% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $958.60 | ↓ -75% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $958.60 | ↓ -75% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $1,061.37 | ↓ -72% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $1,061.37 | ↓ -72% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,061.37 | ↓ -72% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $2,190.00 | ↓ -42% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $2,190.00 | ↓ -42% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $2,388.29 | ↓ -37% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $3,561.01 | ↓ -5% |
| Cigna | Medicare|All Plans | $3,999.21 | ↑ +6% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $3,999.21 | ↑ +6% |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $3,999.21 | ↑ +6% |
| EasyChoice | Medicare|All Plans | $3,999.21 | ↑ +6% |
| HCLA | Medicare|Preferred IPA | $3,999.21 | ↑ +6% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $3,999.21 | ↑ +6% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $3,999.21 | ↑ +6% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Other Plans | $3,999.21 | ↑ +6% |
| Health Net | Medicare|HMO | $3,999.21 | ↑ +6% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $3,999.21 | ↑ +6% |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $3,999.21 | ↑ +6% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $3,999.21 | ↑ +6% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Other Plans | $3,999.21 | ↑ +6% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $4,079.20 | ↑ +8% |
| HPN | Medicare|Senior | $4,399.13 | ↑ +17% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $4,467.60 | ↑ +19% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $4,993.20 | ↑ +33% |
| HCLA | Commercial|Preferred IPA | $4,999.01 | ↑ +33% |
| LA Care | Commercial|All Plans | $4,999.01 | ↑ +33% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|Trauma | $4,999.01 | ↑ +33% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $5,520.90 | ↑ +47% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | $5,694.00 | ↑ +51% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $6,132.00 | ↑ +63% |
| SevenCorners | Medicare|All Plans | $6,398.74 | ↑ +70% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $6,438.74 | ↑ +71% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $6,438.74 | ↑ +71% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $6,438.74 | ↑ +71% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $6,438.74 | ↑ +71% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $7,008.00 | ↑ +86% |
| SMIPA | Medicare|All Plans | $8,760.00 | ↑ +133% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $11,648.18 | ↑ +209% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $11,648.18 | ↑ +209% |
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Vein x-ray skull at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $8,853.60 | $4,200.00 – $4,200.00 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $578.16 | $290.06 – $13,858.31 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $8,853.60 | $4,200.00 – $4,200.00 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $8,853.60 | $4,200.00 – $4,200.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $8,853.60 | $4,200.00 – $4,200.00 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $7,056.40 | $2,856.00 – $2,856.00 |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $7,056.40 | $2,856.00 – $2,856.00 |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $8,853.60 | $4,200.00 – $4,200.00 |