Hc i-131 sodium iodide cap dx per mci 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

$66.93

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.

$138.00

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.

$27.41 with Noble IPA vs $2,917.00 with Healthcare Partners — 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 $27.41 ↓ -59%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $27.41 ↓ -59%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $30.46 ↓ -54%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $30.46 ↓ -54%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $30.46 ↓ -54%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $30.46 ↓ -54%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $30.46 ↓ -54%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $30.46 ↓ -54%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $34.50 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $34.50 ↓ -48%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $38.08 ↓ -43%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $41.30 ↓ -38%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $41.30 ↓ -38%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $42.64 ↓ -36%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $42.64 ↓ -36%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $45.69 ↓ -32%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $45.69 ↓ -32%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $85.56 ↑ +28%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $88.32 ↑ +32%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $88.32 ↑ +32%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $95.22 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $96.60 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $103.50 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $106.26 ↑ +59%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $107.22 ↑ +60%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $109.02 ↑ +63%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $132.48 ↑ +98%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $138.00 ↑ +106%
United Commercial|PPO $138.00 ↑ +106%
United Commercial|HMO $138.00 ↑ +106%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $152.30 ↑ +128%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $152.30 ↑ +128%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $2,917.00 ↑ +4258%

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Hc i-131 sodium iodide cap dx per mci at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $108.19 $34.27 – $192.66
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $116.40 $50.26 – $161.99
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $80.90 $30.46 – $185.22
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $87.92 $28.98 – $109.76
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $74.88 $30.46 – $187.18
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $54.91 $30.46 – $148.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $54.32 $30.46 – $148.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $19.41 $13.86 – $265.12

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