Consult comp w/report rfrd material 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

$211.46

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.

$436.00

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.

$109.00 with DHR vs $728.05 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
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $109.00 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $109.00 ↓ -48%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $131.05 ↓ -38%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $131.05 ↓ -38%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $145.61 ↓ -31%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $145.61 ↓ -31%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $145.61 ↓ -31%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $145.61 ↓ -31%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $145.61 ↓ -31%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $145.61 ↓ -31%
United Commercial|PPO $178.99 ↓ -15%
United Commercial|HMO $178.99 ↓ -15%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $182.01 ↓ -14%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $197.45 ↓ -7%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $197.45 ↓ -7%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $203.85 ↓ -4%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $203.85 ↓ -4%
Health Net Medicare|Senior $217.73 ↑ +3%
GlobalCare Commercial|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +3%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +3%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +3%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +3%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $217.73 ↑ +3%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +3%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +3%
Preferred IPA Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +3%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +3%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +3%
United Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +3%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $217.73 ↑ +3%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $217.73 ↑ +3%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $218.42 ↑ +3%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $218.42 ↑ +3%
Noble IPA Medicare|All Plans $228.62 ↑ +8%
HPN Medicare|Senior $239.50 ↑ +13%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $242.56 ↑ +15%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $261.60 ↑ +24%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $269.13 ↑ +27%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $269.13 ↑ +27%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $270.32 ↑ +28%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $272.16 ↑ +29%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $272.16 ↑ +29%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $300.84 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $305.20 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $327.00 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $335.72 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $344.44 ↑ +63%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $357.32 ↑ +69%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $396.76 ↑ +88%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $436.00 ↑ +106%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $436.00 ↑ +106%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $436.00 ↑ +106%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $436.00 ↑ +106%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $728.05 ↑ +244%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $728.05 ↑ +244%

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Consult comp w/report rfrd material at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $76.38 $34.27 – $175.57
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $307.53 $98.94 – $494.67
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $271.23 $145.61 – $621.03
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $248.42 $145.61 – $621.03
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $51.20 $34.50 – $389.84
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $50.65 $34.50 – $389.84
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $402.90 $98.94 – $625.14
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $226.44 $98.94 – $708.91

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