Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hiv-1 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

$29.10

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.

$60.00

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.

$14.40 with Blue Shield CA vs $542.50 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 $14.40 ↓ -51%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $15.00 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $15.00 ↓ -48%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $36.00 ↑ +24%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $37.20 ↑ +28%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $41.40 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $42.00 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $45.00 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $46.20 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $47.40 ↑ +63%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $54.00 ↑ +86%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $54.00 ↑ +86%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $54.60 ↑ +88%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $60.00 ↑ +106%
Health Net Medicare|Senior $60.00 ↑ +106%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $60.00 ↑ +106%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $60.00 ↑ +106%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $60.00 ↑ +106%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $60.00 ↑ +106%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $60.00 ↑ +106%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $60.00 ↑ +106%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $60.00 ↑ +106%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $60.00 ↑ +106%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $60.00 ↑ +106%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $60.00 ↑ +106%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $60.00 ↑ +106%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $60.00 ↑ +106%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $60.00 ↑ +106%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $60.00 ↑ +106%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $60.00 ↑ +106%
United Commercial|PPO $60.00 ↑ +106%
United Medicare|All Plans $60.00 ↑ +106%
United Commercial|HMO $60.00 ↑ +106%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $60.00 ↑ +106%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $60.00 ↑ +106%
HPN Medicare|Senior $60.00 ↑ +106%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $60.00 ↑ +106%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $60.00 ↑ +106%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $60.00 ↑ +106%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $60.00 ↑ +106%
GlobalCare Commercial|All Plans $60.00 ↑ +106%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $60.00 ↑ +106%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $60.00 ↑ +106%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $60.00 ↑ +106%
Preferred IPA Medicare|All Plans $60.00 ↑ +106%
Noble IPA Medicare|All Plans $63.00 ↑ +116%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $66.84 ↑ +130%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $75.00 ↑ +158%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $75.00 ↑ +158%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $90.00 ↑ +209%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $90.00 ↑ +209%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $168.84 ↑ +480%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $168.84 ↑ +480%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $211.20 ↑ +626%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $542.50 ↑ +1764%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $542.50 ↑ +1764%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hiv-1 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $26.28 $16.20 – $225.82
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $33.48 $17.02 – $124.81
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $150.45 $83.40 – $211.20
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $32.67 $30.00 – $219.29
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $141.70 $32.48 – $60.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $23.52 $16.20 – $257.79
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $124.29 $30.00 – $244.57
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $122.95 $30.00 – $244.57

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