Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation first episode each site 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

$184.79

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.

$381.00

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.

$36.52 with Noble IPA vs $300.99 with MultiPlan — 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
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $36.52 ↓ -80%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $36.52 ↓ -80%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $39.13 ↓ -79%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $39.13 ↓ -79%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $40.58 ↓ -78%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $40.58 ↓ -78%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $40.58 ↓ -78%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $40.58 ↓ -78%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $40.58 ↓ -78%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $40.58 ↓ -78%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $55.03 ↓ -70%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $55.03 ↓ -70%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $56.81 ↓ -69%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $56.81 ↓ -69%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $60.40 ↓ -67%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $60.87 ↓ -67%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $60.87 ↓ -67%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $82.97 ↓ -55%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $88.09 ↓ -52%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $88.09 ↓ -52%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $88.09 ↓ -52%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $95.25 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $95.25 ↓ -48%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $99.58 ↓ -46%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $125.61 ↓ -32%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $154.65 ↓ -16%
United Commercial|PPO $178.99 ↓ -3%
United Commercial|HMO $178.99 ↓ -3%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $202.90 ↑ +10%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $202.90 ↑ +10%
Health Net Medicare|Senior $217.73 ↑ +18%
United Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +18%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +18%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +18%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $217.73 ↑ +18%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +18%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +18%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +18%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +18%
GlobalCare Commercial|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +18%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +18%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $217.73 ↑ +18%
Preferred IPA Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↑ +18%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $217.73 ↑ +18%
Noble IPA Medicare|All Plans $228.62 ↑ +24%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $236.22 ↑ +28%
HPN Medicare|Senior $239.50 ↑ +30%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $242.56 ↑ +31%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $262.89 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $266.70 ↑ +44%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $272.16 ↑ +47%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $272.16 ↑ +47%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $285.75 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $293.37 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $300.99 ↑ +63%

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Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation first episode each site at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $84.10 $51.84 – $384.00
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $290.19 $84.91 – $287.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $674.10 $40.58 – $509.60
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $164.51 $6.00 – $23.16
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $617.40 $40.58 – $509.60
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $77.91 $15.26 – $56.68
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $77.07 $15.26 – $56.68
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $321.81 $107.30 – $287.00

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