Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hepatitis c 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

$65.48

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.

$135.00

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.

$9.29 with Blue Shield CA vs $226.00 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
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $9.29 ↓ -86%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $9.67 ↓ -85%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $9.67 ↓ -85%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $23.21 ↓ -65%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $23.99 ↓ -63%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $26.69 ↓ -59%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $27.08 ↓ -59%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $29.01 ↓ -56%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $29.79 ↓ -55%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $30.56 ↓ -53%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $34.82 ↓ -47%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $34.82 ↓ -47%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $35.20 ↓ -46%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $38.68 ↓ -41%
Health Net Medicare|Senior $38.68 ↓ -41%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $38.68 ↓ -41%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $38.68 ↓ -41%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $38.68 ↓ -41%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $38.68 ↓ -41%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $38.68 ↓ -41%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $38.68 ↓ -41%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $38.68 ↓ -41%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $38.68 ↓ -41%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $38.68 ↓ -41%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $38.68 ↓ -41%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $38.68 ↓ -41%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $38.68 ↓ -41%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $38.68 ↓ -41%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $38.68 ↓ -41%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $38.68 ↓ -41%
United Commercial|PPO $38.68 ↓ -41%
United Medicare|All Plans $38.68 ↓ -41%
United Commercial|HMO $38.68 ↓ -41%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $38.68 ↓ -41%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $38.68 ↓ -41%
HPN Medicare|Senior $38.68 ↓ -41%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $38.68 ↓ -41%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $38.68 ↓ -41%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $38.68 ↓ -41%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $38.68 ↓ -41%
GlobalCare Commercial|All Plans $38.68 ↓ -41%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $38.68 ↓ -41%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $38.68 ↓ -41%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $38.68 ↓ -41%
Preferred IPA Medicare|All Plans $38.68 ↓ -41%
Noble IPA Medicare|All Plans $40.62 ↓ -38%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $43.09 ↓ -34%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $48.35 ↓ -26%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $48.35 ↓ -26%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $58.02 ↓ -11%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $58.02 ↓ -11%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $85.00 ↑ +30%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $85.00 ↑ +30%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $110.92 ↑ +69%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $226.00 ↑ +245%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $226.00 ↑ +245%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hepatitis c at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $56.51 $10.45 – $113.68
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $54.13 $8.57 – $51.99
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $215.22 $41.98 – $211.20
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $16.56 $19.34 – $110.40
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $71.33 $20.94 – $38.68
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $15.17 $10.45 – $129.78
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $70.49 $19.34 – $123.12
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $69.73 $19.34 – $123.12

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