X-ray small intestine follow-through study at St. Mary Medical Center
1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1194840421
$583.51
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.
$1,357.00
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.
$67.28 with Noble IPA vs $1,357.00 with SMIPA — 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 | $67.28 | ↓ -88% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|> 21 | $67.28 | ↓ -88% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $74.76 | ↓ -87% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $74.76 | ↓ -87% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $74.76 | ↓ -87% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $74.76 | ↓ -87% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $74.76 | ↓ -87% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $74.76 | ↓ -87% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $74.76 | ↓ -87% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $74.76 | ↓ -87% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $99.66 | ↓ -83% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $99.66 | ↓ -83% |
| Molina | Medicaid|All Plans | $104.66 | ↓ -82% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $112.14 | ↓ -81% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $112.14 | ↓ -81% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $141.75 | ↓ -76% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $141.75 | ↓ -76% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $248.11 | ↓ -57% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $289.17 | ↓ -50% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $308.01 | ↓ -47% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $319.35 | ↓ -45% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $319.35 | ↓ -45% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $319.35 | ↓ -45% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $323.19 | ↓ -45% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $328.86 | ↓ -44% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $351.54 | ↓ -40% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $351.54 | ↓ -40% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | $368.55 | ↓ -37% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $369.94 | ↓ -37% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $373.80 | ↓ -36% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $373.80 | ↓ -36% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $396.90 | ↓ -32% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $453.60 | ↓ -22% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $544.32 | ↓ -7% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $567.00 | ↓ -3% |
| SMIPA | Medicare|All Plans | $1,357.00 | ↑ +133% |
Visitor-reported prices
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X-ray small intestine follow-through study at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $1,540.00 | not published |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $269.81 | $113.10 – $480.48 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $1,540.00 | not published |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $1,540.00 | not published |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $1,540.00 | not published |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $977.60 | not published |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $977.60 | not published |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $1,540.00 | not published |