Biopsy abdominal mass 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

$1,347.82

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.

$2,779.00

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.

$286.66 with HCLA vs $8,818.00 with Health Net — 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
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $286.66 ↓ -79%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $286.66 ↓ -79%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $286.66 ↓ -79%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $286.66 ↓ -79%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $389.86 ↓ -71%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $389.86 ↓ -71%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $406.69 ↓ -70%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $406.69 ↓ -70%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $429.99 ↓ -68%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $429.99 ↓ -68%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $447.91 ↓ -67%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $451.88 ↓ -66%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $451.88 ↓ -66%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $632.63 ↓ -53%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $632.63 ↓ -53%
HCLA Medicaid|All Other Plans < 21 $665.53 ↓ -51%
HCLA Medicaid|All Other Plans > 21 $665.53 ↓ -51%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $694.75 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $694.75 ↓ -48%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $1,009.04 ↓ -25%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $1,667.40 ↑ +24%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $1,722.98 ↑ +28%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $1,861.93 ↑ +38%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,917.51 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,945.30 ↑ +44%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +53%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +53%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +53%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +53%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +53%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +53%
Health Net Medicare|Senior $2,058.68 ↑ +53%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +53%
GlobalCare Commercial|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +53%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +53%
Preferred IPA Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +53%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +53%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +53%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $2,058.68 ↑ +53%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $2,084.25 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $2,139.83 ↑ +59%
Noble IPA Medicare|All Plans $2,161.61 ↑ +60%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,195.41 ↑ +63%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $2,259.40 ↑ +68%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $2,259.40 ↑ +68%
HPN Medicare|Senior $2,264.55 ↑ +68%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $2,293.37 ↑ +70%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $2,573.35 ↑ +91%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $2,573.35 ↑ +91%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $2,768.00 ↑ +105%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,417.00 ↑ +154%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,178.00 ↑ +284%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,374.00 ↑ +373%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $6,502.00 ↑ +382%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $8,818.00 ↑ +554%

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Biopsy abdominal mass at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $833.52 $352.59 – $3,763.88
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,163.12 $286.66 – $3,120.32
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $2,021.31 $286.66 – $1,300.46
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,842.40 $286.66 – $3,317.30
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,941.45 $286.66 – $4,186.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,920.52 $286.66 – $4,134.07
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $4,687.92 $2,345.04 – $9,858.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $5,381.01 $2,124.23 – $9,858.00

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