Abd/low ext cath addl at California Hospital Medical Center

1401 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1114081056

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$838.57

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.

$1,729.00

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.

$52.98 with HCLA vs $6,374.00 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
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $52.98 ↓ -94%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $52.98 ↓ -94%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $52.98 ↓ -94%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $52.98 ↓ -94%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $72.05 ↓ -91%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $72.05 ↓ -91%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $75.16 ↓ -91%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $75.16 ↓ -91%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $79.47 ↓ -91%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $79.47 ↓ -91%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $82.79 ↓ -90%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $83.51 ↓ -90%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $83.51 ↓ -90%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $116.91 ↓ -86%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $116.91 ↓ -86%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $186.49 ↓ -78%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $417.55 ↓ -50%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $417.55 ↓ -50%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $432.25 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $432.25 ↓ -48%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $1,037.40 ↑ +24%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $1,071.98 ↑ +28%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $1,158.43 ↑ +38%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,193.01 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,210.30 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $1,296.75 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,331.33 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,365.91 ↑ +63%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,417.00 ↑ +307%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,178.00 ↑ +517%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,374.00 ↑ +660%

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Abd/low ext cath addl at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $273.32 $65.17 – $486.72
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $561.11 $52.98 – $992.74
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $513.92 $52.98 – $992.74
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,114.86 $52.98 – $2,674.45
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,102.84 $52.98 – $2,974.95
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $584.97 $392.75 – $6,200.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $68.34 $2,699.00 – $26,648.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $2,400.81 $52.98 – $6,859.44

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