Xray place prox ext thor ao 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

$271.76

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.

$632.00

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.

$158.00 with DHR vs $931.70 with Care 1st — 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 $158.00 ↓ -42%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $158.00 ↓ -42%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $167.71 ↓ -38%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $167.71 ↓ -38%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $186.34 ↓ -31%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $186.34 ↓ -31%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $186.34 ↓ -31%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $186.34 ↓ -31%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $186.34 ↓ -31%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $186.34 ↓ -31%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $186.35 ↓ -31%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $186.35 ↓ -31%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $248.39 ↓ -9%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $248.39 ↓ -9%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $260.88 ↓ -4%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $279.51 ↑ +3%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $279.51 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $316.00 ↑ +16%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $316.00 ↑ +16%
United Commercial|Options PPO $316.00 ↑ +16%
United Commercial|HMO $316.00 ↑ +16%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $322.32 ↑ +19%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $360.24 ↑ +33%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $366.56 ↑ +35%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $410.80 ↑ +51%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $442.40 ↑ +63%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $505.60 ↑ +86%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $549.84 ↑ +102%
SMIPA Medicare|All Plans $632.00 ↑ +133%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $632.00 ↑ +133%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $632.00 ↑ +133%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $632.00 ↑ +133%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $632.00 ↑ +133%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $767.72 ↑ +182%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $931.70 ↑ +243%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $931.70 ↑ +243%

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Xray place prox ext thor ao at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,596.03 $281.92 – $4,623.06
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,295.54 $50.00 – $2,793.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,281.57 $186.34 – $2,758.68
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $1,564.08 $186.34 – $4,362.40
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $2,004.96 $1,003.68 – $2,967.61
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $1,869.45 $50.00 – $3,412.20
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $278.79 $50.00 – $931.70
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange $480.00 $984.37 – $2,741.95

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