Albumin (human), 5%, 250 ml at California Hospital Medical Center
1401 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1114081056
$146.96
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.
$303.00
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.
$47.77 with Noble IPA vs $303.00 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 | $47.77 | ↓ -67% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|> 21 | $47.77 | ↓ -67% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $53.08 | ↓ -64% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $53.08 | ↓ -64% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $53.08 | ↓ -64% |
| Gold Coast Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $53.08 | ↓ -64% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $53.08 | ↓ -64% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $53.08 | ↓ -64% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $66.35 | ↓ -55% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $67.44 | ↓ -54% |
| Health Net | Medicare|Senior | $67.44 | ↓ -54% |
| GlobalCare | Commercial|All Plans | $67.44 | ↓ -54% |
| EasyChoice | Medicare|All Plans | $67.44 | ↓ -54% |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $67.44 | ↓ -54% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $67.44 | ↓ -54% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $67.44 | ↓ -54% |
| HCLA | Medicare|Preferred IPA | $67.44 | ↓ -54% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $67.44 | ↓ -54% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Other Plans | $67.44 | ↓ -54% |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $67.44 | ↓ -54% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $67.44 | ↓ -54% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Other Plans | $67.44 | ↓ -54% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $67.44 | ↓ -54% |
| Noble IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $70.81 | ↓ -52% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $71.98 | ↓ -51% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $71.98 | ↓ -51% |
| HPN | Medicare|Senior | $74.18 | ↓ -50% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $74.31 | ↓ -49% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $74.31 | ↓ -49% |
| Central California Alliance for Health | Medicaid|All Plans | $75.13 | ↓ -49% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $75.75 | ↓ -48% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $75.75 | ↓ -48% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $79.62 | ↓ -46% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $79.62 | ↓ -46% |
| HCLA | Commercial|Preferred IPA | $84.30 | ↓ -43% |
| LA Care | Commercial|All Plans | $84.30 | ↓ -43% |
| United | Commercial|PPO | $87.58 | ↓ -40% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $87.58 | ↓ -40% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|All Other Plans > 21 | $106.05 | ↓ -28% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|All Other Plans < 21 | $106.05 | ↓ -28% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $110.94 | ↓ -25% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $110.94 | ↓ -25% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $110.94 | ↓ -25% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $178.77 | ↑ +22% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $186.84 | ↑ +27% |
| HPN | Commercial|All Plans | $187.86 | ↑ +28% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $209.07 | ↑ +42% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $209.07 | ↑ +42% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $209.07 | ↑ +42% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $212.10 | ↑ +44% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|Promise | $227.25 | ↑ +55% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $233.31 | ↑ +59% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $239.37 | ↑ +63% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $265.40 | ↑ +81% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $265.40 | ↑ +81% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $272.70 | ↑ +86% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $303.00 | ↑ +106% |
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Albumin (human), 5%, 250 ml at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $282.51 | $34.27 – $98.99 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $920.20 | $52.45 – $540.96 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $842.80 | $52.45 – $540.96 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $166.21 | $40.80 – $100.00 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $324.80 | $40.80 – $100.00 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $422.72 | $53.08 – $120.07 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | $422.72 | $53.08 – $143.22 |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg | $172.25 | $53.08 – $282.82 |