Wound therapy negative pressure per session > 50 sq cm dme 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

$595.55

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.

$1,385.00

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.

$346.25 with DHR vs $1,385.00 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
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $346.25 ↓ -42%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $346.25 ↓ -42%
SMIPA Medicare|All Plans $375.45 ↓ -37%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $507.64 ↓ -15%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $507.64 ↓ -15%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $507.64 ↓ -15%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $507.64 ↓ -15%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $507.64 ↓ -15%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $507.64 ↓ -15%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $507.64 ↓ -15%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $507.64 ↓ -15%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $507.64 ↓ -15%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $507.64 ↓ -15%
Health Net Medicare|HMO $507.64 ↓ -15%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $507.64 ↓ -15%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $507.64 ↓ -15%
United Medicare|All Plans $517.80 ↓ -13%
HPN Medicare|Senior $558.40 ↓ -6%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $634.55 ↑ +7%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Trauma $634.55 ↑ +7%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $634.55 ↑ +7%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $692.50 ↑ +16%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $803.30 ↑ +35%
SevenCorners Medicare|All Plans $812.22 ↑ +36%
United Commercial|Options PPO $858.70 ↑ +44%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $858.70 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $900.25 ↑ +51%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $969.50 ↑ +63%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $1,024.90 ↑ +72%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,108.00 ↑ +86%
United Commercial|HMO $1,329.60 ↑ +123%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $1,385.00 ↑ +133%

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Wound therapy negative pressure per session > 50 sq cm dme at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $526.40 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $678.03 $38.03 – $936.40
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $526.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $526.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $526.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $301.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $301.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $526.40 not published

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