Bundled special stain group 2 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

$94.58

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.

$195.00

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.

$23.20 with BCBS - Anthem vs $245.70 with Care 1st — 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 Commercial|Exchange $23.20 ↓ -75%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $35.12 ↓ -63%
United Commercial|PPO $40.61 ↓ -57%
United Commercial|HMO $40.61 ↓ -57%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $43.24 ↓ -54%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $44.23 ↓ -53%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $44.23 ↓ -53%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $48.75 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $48.75 ↓ -48%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $49.14 ↓ -48%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $49.14 ↓ -48%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $49.14 ↓ -48%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $49.14 ↓ -48%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $49.14 ↓ -48%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $49.14 ↓ -48%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $66.63 ↓ -30%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $66.63 ↓ -30%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $68.80 ↓ -27%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $68.80 ↓ -27%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $73.23 ↓ -23%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $73.71 ↓ -22%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $73.71 ↓ -22%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $120.60 ↑ +28%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $120.90 ↑ +28%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $134.55 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $136.50 ↑ +44%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $139.35 ↑ +47%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $139.35 ↑ +47%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $146.25 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $150.15 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $154.05 ↑ +63%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $163.78 ↑ +73%
Health Net Medicare|Senior $163.78 ↑ +73%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +73%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +73%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +73%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $163.78 ↑ +73%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +73%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +73%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +73%
GlobalCare Commercial|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +73%
Preferred IPA Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +73%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $163.78 ↑ +73%
United Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +73%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +73%
Noble IPA Medicare|All Plans $171.97 ↑ +82%
HPN Medicare|Senior $180.16 ↑ +90%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $182.46 ↑ +93%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $195.00 ↑ +106%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $195.00 ↑ +106%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $195.00 ↑ +106%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $204.72 ↑ +116%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $204.72 ↑ +116%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $245.70 ↑ +160%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $245.70 ↑ +160%

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Bundled special stain group 2 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $75.34 $16.20 – $186.38
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $165.24 $23.74 – $182.96
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $130.63 $16.50 – $181.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $70.60 $19.15 – $72.52
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $119.64 $8.91 – $212.78
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $37.48 $19.09 – $201.86
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $37.07 $19.09 – $201.86
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $108.12 $30.00 – $188.91

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