Ghs inf midline insertion 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

$413.71

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.

$853.00

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.

$96.98 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|Preferred IPA > 21 $96.98 ↓ -77%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $96.98 ↓ -77%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $96.98 ↓ -77%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $96.98 ↓ -77%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $131.89 ↓ -68%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $131.89 ↓ -68%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $137.59 ↓ -67%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $137.59 ↓ -67%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $145.47 ↓ -65%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $145.47 ↓ -65%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $151.53 ↓ -63%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $152.88 ↓ -63%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $152.88 ↓ -63%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $213.25 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $213.25 ↓ -48%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $214.03 ↓ -48%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $214.03 ↓ -48%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $341.37 ↓ -17%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $511.80 ↑ +24%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $528.86 ↑ +28%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $571.51 ↑ +38%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $588.57 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $597.10 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $639.75 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $656.81 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $673.87 ↑ +63%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $764.40 ↑ +85%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $764.40 ↑ +85%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,417.00 ↑ +726%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,178.00 ↑ +1152%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,374.00 ↑ +1441%

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Ghs inf midline insertion at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $505.89 $119.29 – $900.90
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $723.18 $576.17 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $541.85 $96.98 – $1,007.44
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $496.28 $96.98 – $1,055.46
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,562.66 $96.98 – $3,748.68
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,545.81 $96.98 – $4,169.88
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $688.50 $781.22 – $6,200.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $490.62 $2,699.00 – $21,319.00

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