Abdominal paracentesis w/image guidance at California Hospital Medical Center
1401 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1114081056
$798.80
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.
$1,647.00
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.
$101.83 with Noble IPA vs $29,023.00 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.
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 | $101.83 | ↓ -87% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|< 21 | $101.83 | ↓ -87% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $103.10 | ↓ -87% |
| Gold Coast Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $103.10 | ↓ -87% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $103.10 | ↓ -87% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $103.10 | ↓ -87% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $112.31 | ↓ -86% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $113.15 | ↓ -86% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $113.15 | ↓ -86% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $140.22 | ↓ -82% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $140.22 | ↓ -82% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $154.65 | ↓ -81% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $154.65 | ↓ -81% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $158.41 | ↓ -80% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $158.41 | ↓ -80% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $362.91 | ↓ -55% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $411.75 | ↓ -48% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $411.75 | ↓ -48% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|All Other Plans > 21 | $458.53 | ↓ -43% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|All Other Plans < 21 | $458.53 | ↓ -43% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $565.75 | ↓ -29% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $565.75 | ↓ -29% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $988.20 | ↑ +24% |
| HPN | Commercial|All Plans | $1,021.14 | ↑ +28% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $1,103.49 | ↑ +38% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $1,136.43 | ↑ +42% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $1,152.90 | ↑ +44% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $1,191.26 | ↑ +49% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $1,191.26 | ↑ +49% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $1,191.26 | ↑ +49% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $1,191.26 | ↑ +49% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Other Plans | $1,191.26 | ↑ +49% |
| GlobalCare | Commercial|All Plans | $1,191.26 | ↑ +49% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Other Plans | $1,191.26 | ↑ +49% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $1,191.26 | ↑ +49% |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $1,191.26 | ↑ +49% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $1,191.26 | ↑ +49% |
| HCLA | Medicare|Preferred IPA | $1,191.26 | ↑ +49% |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $1,191.26 | ↑ +49% |
| Health Net | Medicare|Senior | $1,191.26 | ↑ +49% |
| EasyChoice | Medicare|All Plans | $1,191.26 | ↑ +49% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|Promise | $1,235.25 | ↑ +55% |
| Noble IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $1,250.82 | ↑ +57% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $1,268.19 | ↑ +59% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $1,301.13 | ↑ +63% |
| HPN | Medicare|Senior | $1,310.39 | ↑ +64% |
| Central California Alliance for Health | Medicaid|All Plans | $1,327.07 | ↑ +66% |
| LA Care | Commercial|All Plans | $1,489.08 | ↑ +86% |
| HCLA | Commercial|Preferred IPA | $1,489.08 | ↑ +86% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $2,768.00 | ↑ +247% |
| Health Net | Commercial|EPPO | $5,184.00 | ↑ +549% |
| Health Net | Commercial|All Other Plans | $7,030.00 | ↑ +780% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $15,561.00 | ↑ +1848% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $23,577.00 | ↑ +2852% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $29,023.00 | ↑ +3533% |
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Abdominal paracentesis w/image guidance at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $635.54 | $126.81 – $2,072.04 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $840.39 | $148.04 – $1,167.88 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $1,660.05 | $1,222.26 – $4,657.00 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $1,746.67 | $103.10 – $2,742.04 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $1,631.70 | $75.29 – $285.18 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $1,599.76 | $103.10 – $2,518.60 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $680.05 | $103.10 – $1,466.40 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $672.72 | $103.10 – $1,448.07 |