Application of paste boot 29580 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

$161.99

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.

$334.00

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.

$31.19 with Inland Empire Health Plan 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
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $31.19 ↓ -81%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $31.19 ↓ -81%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $31.19 ↓ -81%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $31.19 ↓ -81%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $42.42 ↓ -74%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $42.42 ↓ -74%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $44.24 ↓ -73%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $44.24 ↓ -73%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $45.50 ↓ -72%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $45.50 ↓ -72%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $46.79 ↓ -71%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $46.79 ↓ -71%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $48.74 ↓ -70%
HCLA Medicaid|All Other Plans > 21 $48.75 ↓ -70%
HCLA Medicaid|All Other Plans < 21 $48.75 ↓ -70%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $49.16 ↓ -70%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $49.16 ↓ -70%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $68.82 ↓ -58%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $68.82 ↓ -58%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $109.79 ↓ -32%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $125.58 ↓ -22%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $127.40 ↓ -21%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $136.50 ↓ -16%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $140.14 ↓ -13%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $143.78 ↓ -11%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $155.00 ↓ -4%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $176.00 ↑ +9%
GlobalCare Commercial|All Plans $182.00 ↑ +12%
Preferred IPA Medicare|All Plans $182.00 ↑ +12%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $182.00 ↑ +12%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $182.00 ↑ +12%
United Commercial|PPO $182.00 ↑ +12%
United Commercial|HMO $182.00 ↑ +12%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $182.00 ↑ +12%
Health Net Medicare|Senior $182.00 ↑ +12%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $182.00 ↑ +12%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $182.00 ↑ +12%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $182.00 ↑ +12%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $182.00 ↑ +12%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $182.00 ↑ +12%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $182.00 ↑ +12%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $182.00 ↑ +12%
Noble IPA Medicare|All Plans $191.10 ↑ +18%
HPN Medicare|Senior $200.20 ↑ +24%
United Medicare|All Plans $200.49 ↑ +24%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $200.49 ↑ +24%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $202.75 ↑ +25%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $227.50 ↑ +40%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $227.50 ↑ +40%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $245.80 ↑ +52%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $245.80 ↑ +52%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $569.00 ↑ +251%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $569.00 ↑ +251%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $855.00 ↑ +428%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,293.00 ↑ +1933%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,417.00 ↑ +2009%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $4,466.00 ↑ +2657%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,178.00 ↑ +3096%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,374.00 ↑ +3835%

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Application of paste boot 29580 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $146.91 $38.36 – $365.86
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $220.51 $44.85 – $196.91
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $376.38 $218.99 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $213.15 $31.19 – $699.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $70.60 $27.43 – $103.88
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $195.22 $31.19 – $1,149.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $196.72 $31.19 – $423.44
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $442.17 $230.73 – $6,200.00

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