Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection small joint/bursa without ultrasound guidance at California Hospital Medical Center
1401 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1114081056
$188.18
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.
$388.00
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.
$28.75 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.
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 | $28.75 | ↓ -85% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|All Other Plans > 21 | $28.75 | ↓ -85% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $37.17 | ↓ -80% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $37.17 | ↓ -80% |
| Gold Coast Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $37.17 | ↓ -80% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $37.17 | ↓ -80% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $50.55 | ↓ -73% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $50.55 | ↓ -73% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|> 21 | $52.74 | ↓ -72% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|< 21 | $52.74 | ↓ -72% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $55.76 | ↓ -70% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $55.76 | ↓ -70% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $58.08 | ↓ -69% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $58.60 | ↓ -69% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $58.60 | ↓ -69% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $82.04 | ↓ -56% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $82.04 | ↓ -56% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $97.00 | ↓ -48% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $97.00 | ↓ -48% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $130.84 | ↓ -30% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $232.80 | ↑ +24% |
| HPN | Commercial|All Plans | $240.56 | ↑ +28% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $259.96 | ↑ +38% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $267.72 | ↑ +42% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $271.60 | ↑ +44% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|Promise | $291.00 | ↑ +55% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $293.00 | ↑ +56% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $293.00 | ↑ +56% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $298.76 | ↑ +59% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $306.52 | ↑ +63% |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +99% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Other Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +99% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +99% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +99% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +99% |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +99% |
| GlobalCare | Commercial|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +99% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Other Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +99% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +99% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +99% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +99% |
| HCLA | Medicare|Preferred IPA | $375.07 | ↑ +99% |
| Health Net | Medicare|Senior | $375.07 | ↑ +99% |
| EasyChoice | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↑ +99% |
| Noble IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $393.82 | ↑ +109% |
| HPN | Medicare|Senior | $412.58 | ↑ +119% |
| Central California Alliance for Health | Medicaid|All Plans | $417.83 | ↑ +122% |
| HCLA | Commercial|Preferred IPA | $468.84 | ↑ +149% |
| LA Care | Commercial|All Plans | $468.84 | ↑ +149% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $855.00 | ↑ +354% |
| Health Net | Commercial|EPPO | $3,293.00 | ↑ +1650% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $3,417.00 | ↑ +1716% |
| Health Net | Commercial|All Other Plans | $4,466.00 | ↑ +2273% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $5,178.00 | ↑ +2652% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $6,374.00 | ↑ +3287% |
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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection small joint/bursa without ultrasound guidance at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $454.65 | $45.72 – $682.44 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $290.75 | $79.58 – $359.87 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $1,317.84 | $413.65 – $1,687.00 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $451.97 | $37.17 – $1,034.88 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $808.53 | $24.58 – $93.10 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $370.05 | $37.17 – $876.12 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $287.37 | $37.17 – $618.57 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $612.51 | $435.83 – $6,200.00 |