Ihc/icc per specimen initial single antibody stain 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

$229.41

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.

$473.00

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.

$69.44 with Noble IPA vs $385.80 with Care 1st — 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 $69.44 ↓ -70%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $69.44 ↓ -70%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $76.04 ↓ -67%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $77.16 ↓ -66%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $77.16 ↓ -66%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $77.16 ↓ -66%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $77.16 ↓ -66%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $77.16 ↓ -66%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $77.16 ↓ -66%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $104.63 ↓ -54%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $104.63 ↓ -54%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $108.02 ↓ -53%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $108.02 ↓ -53%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $115.12 ↓ -50%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $115.74 ↓ -50%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $115.74 ↓ -50%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $118.25 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $118.25 ↓ -48%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $134.56 ↓ -41%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $134.56 ↓ -41%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $141.74 ↓ -38%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $169.55 ↓ -26%
United Commercial|PPO $178.99 ↓ -22%
United Commercial|HMO $178.99 ↓ -22%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $189.34 ↓ -17%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↓ -5%
United Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↓ -5%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $217.73 ↓ -5%
Health Net Medicare|Senior $217.73 ↓ -5%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↓ -5%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↓ -5%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $217.73 ↓ -5%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↓ -5%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↓ -5%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↓ -5%
GlobalCare Commercial|All Plans $217.73 ↓ -5%
Preferred IPA Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↓ -5%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $217.73 ↓ -5%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $217.73 ↓ -5%
Noble IPA Medicare|All Plans $228.62 ↓ -0%
HPN Medicare|Senior $239.50 ↑ +4%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $242.56 ↑ +6%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $268.36 ↑ +17%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $268.36 ↑ +17%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $268.36 ↑ +17%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $272.16 ↑ +19%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $272.16 ↑ +19%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $293.26 ↑ +28%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $326.37 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $331.10 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $354.75 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $364.21 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $373.67 ↑ +63%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $385.80 ↑ +68%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $385.80 ↑ +68%

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Ihc/icc per specimen initial single antibody stain at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $248.35 $12.69 – $179.98
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $314.67 $77.82 – $287.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $175.66 $20.00 – $174.77
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $218.45 $12.94 – $50.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $160.88 $10.80 – $205.46
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $172.89 $22.50 – $194.92
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $171.03 $22.50 – $194.92
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $364.14 $98.34 – $287.00

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