Evaluation heart device 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

$1,955.52

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.

$4,032.00

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.

$554.72 with HCLA vs $29,023.00 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|Preferred IPA > 21 $554.72 ↓ -72%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $554.72 ↓ -72%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $554.72 ↓ -72%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $554.72 ↓ -72%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $754.42 ↓ -61%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $754.42 ↓ -61%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $791.49 ↓ -60%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $791.49 ↓ -60%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $832.08 ↓ -57%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $832.08 ↓ -57%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $866.75 ↓ -56%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $879.43 ↓ -55%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $879.43 ↓ -55%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $1,008.00 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $1,008.00 ↓ -48%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $1,231.20 ↓ -37%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $1,231.20 ↓ -37%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $1,952.61 ↓ -0%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $2,419.20 ↑ +24%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $2,499.84 ↑ +28%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $2,701.44 ↑ +38%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,782.08 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,822.40 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $3,024.00 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,104.64 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,185.28 ↑ +63%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $4,397.15 ↑ +125%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $4,397.15 ↑ +125%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $15,561.00 ↑ +696%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $23,577.00 ↑ +1106%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $29,023.00 ↑ +1384%

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Evaluation heart device at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,973.32 $554.72 – $6,808.06
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $2,645.22 $554.72 – $6,613.04
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $9,940.41 $2,747.00 – $19,158.00
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $239.04 $1,200.00 – $16,338.00
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $592.04 $530.50 – $4,018.00
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana $517.65 $637.14 – $10,759.00
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $1,782.35 $554.72 – $4,397.15
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank $1,260.70 $1,232.28 – $10,498.00

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