Biopsy vaginal mucosa xtnsv 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

$2,168.44

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.

$4,471.00

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.

$122.24 with BCBS - Anthem 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.

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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
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $122.24 ↓ -94%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $126.24 ↓ -94%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $126.24 ↓ -94%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $140.27 ↓ -94%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $140.27 ↓ -94%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $140.27 ↓ -94%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $140.27 ↓ -94%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $140.27 ↓ -94%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $140.27 ↓ -94%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $190.21 ↓ -91%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $190.21 ↓ -91%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $196.38 ↓ -91%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $196.38 ↓ -91%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $210.41 ↓ -90%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $210.41 ↓ -90%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $493.75 ↓ -77%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $701.35 ↓ -68%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $701.35 ↓ -68%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $1,117.75 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $1,117.75 ↓ -48%
HCLA Medicaid|All Other Plans > 21 $1,426.35 ↓ -34%
HCLA Medicaid|All Other Plans < 21 $1,426.35 ↓ -34%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $2,772.02 ↑ +28%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,084.99 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $3,129.70 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $3,353.25 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,442.67 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,532.09 ↑ +63%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $3,705.00 ↑ +71%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +86%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +86%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +86%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +86%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +86%
GlobalCare Commercial|All Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +86%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +86%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +86%
Health Net Medicare|Senior $4,039.91 ↑ +86%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $4,039.91 ↑ +86%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +86%
Preferred IPA Medicare|All Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +86%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +86%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +86%
Noble IPA Medicare|All Plans $4,241.91 ↑ +96%
HPN Medicare|Senior $4,443.90 ↑ +105%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $4,500.46 ↑ +108%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $5,049.89 ↑ +133%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $5,049.89 ↑ +133%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $8,158.00 ↑ +276%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $11,062.00 ↑ +410%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $15,561.00 ↑ +618%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $23,577.00 ↑ +987%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $29,023.00 ↑ +1238%

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Biopsy vaginal mucosa xtnsv at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo not published $212.21 – $7,096.88
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $2,570.00 – $6,619.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria not published $140.27 – $4,039.91
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas not published $140.27 – $140.27
French Hospital San Luis Obispo not published $140.27 – $4,039.91
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $140.27 – $4,039.91
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield not published $129.08 – $4,039.91
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa not published $4,596.27 – $16,652.00

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