X-ray joint survey 1 view at St. Mary Medical Center
1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1194840421
$240.80
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.
$560.00
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.
$29.91 with Noble IPA vs $487.25 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.
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 | $29.91 | ↓ -88% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|> 21 | $29.91 | ↓ -88% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $33.23 | ↓ -86% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $33.23 | ↓ -86% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $33.23 | ↓ -86% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $33.23 | ↓ -86% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $33.23 | ↓ -86% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $33.23 | ↓ -86% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $33.23 | ↓ -86% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $33.23 | ↓ -86% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $44.30 | ↓ -82% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $44.30 | ↓ -82% |
| Molina | Medicaid|All Plans | $46.52 | ↓ -81% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $49.84 | ↓ -79% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $49.84 | ↓ -79% |
| SMIPA | Medicare|All Plans | $131.70 | ↓ -45% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -44% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -44% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Other Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -44% |
| Health Net | Medicare|HMO | $135.12 | ↓ -44% |
| Cigna | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -44% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -44% |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -44% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -44% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Other Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -44% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -44% |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -44% |
| EasyChoice | Medicare|All Plans | $135.12 | ↓ -44% |
| HCLA | Medicare|Preferred IPA | $135.12 | ↓ -44% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $136.91 | ↓ -43% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $137.25 | ↓ -43% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $137.25 | ↓ -43% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $137.83 | ↓ -43% |
| HPN | Medicare|Senior | $148.63 | ↓ -38% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $166.15 | ↓ -31% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $166.15 | ↓ -31% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|Trauma | $168.90 | ↓ -30% |
| LA Care | Commercial|All Plans | $168.90 | ↓ -30% |
| HCLA | Commercial|Preferred IPA | $168.90 | ↓ -30% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $177.25 | ↓ -26% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $177.25 | ↓ -26% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $177.25 | ↓ -26% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $210.78 | ↓ -12% |
| SevenCorners | Medicare|All Plans | $216.19 | ↓ -10% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $245.18 | ↑ +2% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $245.18 | ↑ +2% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $245.18 | ↑ +2% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $245.18 | ↑ +2% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $279.99 | ↑ +16% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $312.93 | ↑ +30% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $314.28 | ↑ +31% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | $356.85 | ↑ +48% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $384.30 | ↑ +60% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $439.20 | ↑ +82% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $443.01 | ↑ +84% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $443.01 | ↑ +84% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $487.25 | ↑ +102% |
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X-ray joint survey 1 view at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $375.20 | $142.00 – $142.00 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $375.20 | $142.00 – $142.00 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $375.20 | $142.00 – $142.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $375.20 | $142.00 – $142.00 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $494.00 | $96.00 – $96.00 |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $494.00 | $96.00 – $96.00 |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $375.20 | $142.00 – $142.00 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $238.13 | $21.27 – $352.11 |