Dextrose 5 % in water (d5w) intravenous solution (non-pvc) at California Hospital Medical Center
1401 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1114081056
$37.83
Cash price 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.
$78.00
Gross charge 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.
$1.64 with Noble IPA vs $54.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Noble IPA | Medicaid|> 21 | $1.64 | ↓ -96% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|< 21 | $1.64 | ↓ -96% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $1.82 | ↓ -95% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $1.82 | ↓ -95% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $1.82 | ↓ -95% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $2.47 | ↓ -93% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $2.47 | ↓ -93% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $2.55 | ↓ -93% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $2.55 | ↓ -93% |
| United | Commercial|PPO | $2.97 | ↓ -92% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $2.97 | ↓ -92% |
| Health Net | Commercial|EPPO | $3.01 | ↓ -92% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $3.80 | ↓ -90% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $3.80 | ↓ -90% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $3.80 | ↓ -90% |
| Health Net | Commercial|All Other Plans | $4.10 | ↓ -89% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $4.94 | ↓ -87% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $6.39 | ↓ -83% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $6.41 | ↓ -83% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $7.61 | ↓ -80% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $9.10 | ↓ -76% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $9.10 | ↓ -76% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $13.50 | ↓ -64% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $13.50 | ↓ -64% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|All Other Plans < 21 | $18.90 | ↓ -50% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|All Other Plans > 21 | $18.90 | ↓ -50% |
| HPN | Commercial|All Plans | $33.48 | ↓ -11% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $34.56 | ↓ -9% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $37.26 | ↓ -2% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $37.26 | ↓ -2% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $37.26 | ↓ -2% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $37.80 | ↓ -0% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|Promise | $40.50 | ↑ +7% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $41.58 | ↑ +10% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $42.66 | ↑ +13% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $51.84 | ↑ +37% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $54.00 | ↑ +43% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Dextrose 5 % in water (d5w) intravenous solution (non-pvc) at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $57.38 | $1.42 – $19.60 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $65.33 | $3.64 – $12.33 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $40.24 | $2.76 – $29.40 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $36.85 | $1.82 – $29.40 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $191.44 | $1.82 – $43.20 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $189.38 | $2.38 – $42.66 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $65.33 | $3.64 – $13.35 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | $65.33 | $3.91 – $15.93 |