Colposcopy/cervix/bx vagina/cervix 57421 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

$406.43

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.

$838.00

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.

$96.26 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.

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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|All Other Plans > 21 $96.26 ↓ -76%
HCLA Medicaid|All Other Plans < 21 $96.26 ↓ -76%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $98.14 ↓ -76%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $98.14 ↓ -76%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $109.04 ↓ -73%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $109.04 ↓ -73%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $109.04 ↓ -73%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $109.04 ↓ -73%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $109.04 ↓ -73%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $109.04 ↓ -73%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $147.86 ↓ -64%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $147.86 ↓ -64%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $152.66 ↓ -62%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $152.66 ↓ -62%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $163.56 ↓ -60%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $163.56 ↓ -60%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $170.38 ↓ -58%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $209.50 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $209.50 ↓ -48%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $383.82 ↓ -6%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $519.56 ↑ +28%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $545.20 ↑ +34%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $545.20 ↑ +34%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $578.22 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $586.60 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $628.50 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $645.26 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $662.02 ↑ +63%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $838.00 ↑ +106%
Health Net Medicare|Senior $838.00 ↑ +106%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $838.00 ↑ +106%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $838.00 ↑ +106%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $838.00 ↑ +106%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $838.00 ↑ +106%
GlobalCare Commercial|All Plans $838.00 ↑ +106%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $838.00 ↑ +106%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $838.00 ↑ +106%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $838.00 ↑ +106%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $838.00 ↑ +106%
Preferred IPA Medicare|All Plans $838.00 ↑ +106%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $855.00 ↑ +110%
Noble IPA Medicare|All Plans $879.90 ↑ +116%
HPN Medicare|Senior $921.80 ↑ +127%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $933.54 ↑ +130%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $1,047.50 ↑ +158%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $1,047.50 ↑ +158%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $1,106.36 ↑ +172%
United Medicare|All Plans $1,106.36 ↑ +172%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,417.00 ↑ +741%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $4,131.00 ↑ +916%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,178.00 ↑ +1174%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $5,603.00 ↑ +1279%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,374.00 ↑ +1468%

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Colposcopy/cervix/bx vagina/cervix 57421 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange $2,047.20 $1,006.93 – $2,216.00
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica $2,734.20 $352.70 – $5,977.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo not published $164.97 – $1,765.70
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $593.00 – $2,695.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria not published $109.04 – $1,106.36
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas not published $109.04 – $109.04
French Hospital San Luis Obispo not published $109.04 – $1,106.36
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $109.04 – $1,106.36

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