Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa without ultrasound guidance right at California Hospital Medical Center
1401 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1114081056
$197.40
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.
$407.00
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.
$30.00 with HCLA 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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| HCLA | Medicaid|All Other Plans < 21 | $30.00 | ↓ -85% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|All Other Plans > 21 | $30.00 | ↓ -85% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $43.57 | ↓ -78% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $43.57 | ↓ -78% |
| Gold Coast Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $43.57 | ↓ -78% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $43.57 | ↓ -78% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $59.26 | ↓ -70% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $59.26 | ↓ -70% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|> 21 | $61.82 | ↓ -69% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|< 21 | $61.82 | ↓ -69% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $65.36 | ↓ -67% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $65.36 | ↓ -67% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $68.08 | ↓ -66% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $68.69 | ↓ -65% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $68.69 | ↓ -65% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $96.17 | ↓ -51% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $96.17 | ↓ -51% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $101.75 | ↓ -48% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $101.75 | ↓ -48% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $153.37 | ↓ -22% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $244.20 | ↑ +24% |
| HPN | Commercial|All Plans | $252.34 | ↑ +28% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $272.69 | ↑ +38% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $280.83 | ↑ +42% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $284.90 | ↑ +44% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|Promise | $305.25 | ↑ +55% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $313.39 | ↑ +59% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $321.53 | ↑ +63% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $343.45 | ↑ +74% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $343.45 | ↑ +74% |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +90% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Other Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +90% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +90% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +90% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +90% |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +90% |
| GlobalCare | Commercial|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +90% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Other Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +90% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +90% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +90% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +90% |
| HCLA | Medicare|Preferred IPA | $375.07 | ↑ +90% |
| Health Net | Medicare|Senior | $375.07 | ↑ +90% |
| EasyChoice | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +90% |
| Noble IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $393.82 | ↑ +100% |
| HPN | Medicare|Senior | $412.58 | ↑ +109% |
| Central California Alliance for Health | Medicaid|All Plans | $417.83 | ↑ +112% |
| HCLA | Commercial|Preferred IPA | $468.84 | ↑ +138% |
| LA Care | Commercial|All Plans | $468.84 | ↑ +138% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $855.00 | ↑ +333% |
| Health Net | Commercial|EPPO | $3,293.00 | ↑ +1568% |
| Health Net | Commercial|All Other Plans | $4,466.00 | ↑ +2162% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $15,561.00 | ↑ +7783% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $23,577.00 | ↑ +11844% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $29,023.00 | ↑ +14603% |
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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa without ultrasound guidance right at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $1,106.83 | $53.59 – $682.44 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $302.24 | $82.73 – $374.42 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $1,317.84 | $413.65 – $1,687.00 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $1,673.06 | $43.57 – $1,034.88 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $861.14 | $27.17 – $102.90 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $1,532.33 | $43.57 – $876.12 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $313.50 | $43.57 – $676.00 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $310.12 | $43.57 – $667.55 |