Inj cntr knee arthro incl ct/mri 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

$211.46

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.

$436.00

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.

$109.00 with DHR 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
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $109.00 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $109.00 ↓ -48%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $117.61 ↓ -44%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $117.61 ↓ -44%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $130.68 ↓ -38%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $130.68 ↓ -38%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $130.68 ↓ -38%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $130.68 ↓ -38%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $130.68 ↓ -38%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $130.68 ↓ -38%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $177.20 ↓ -16%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $177.20 ↓ -16%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $182.95 ↓ -13%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $182.95 ↓ -13%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $196.02 ↓ -7%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $196.02 ↓ -7%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $261.60 ↑ +24%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $270.32 ↑ +28%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $292.12 ↑ +38%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $300.84 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $305.20 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $327.00 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $335.72 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $344.44 ↑ +63%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $361.81 ↑ +71%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $459.99 ↑ +118%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $653.40 ↑ +209%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $653.40 ↑ +209%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,417.00 ↑ +1516%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,178.00 ↑ +2349%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,374.00 ↑ +2914%

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Inj cntr knee arthro incl ct/mri at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $179.58 $110.70 – $319.80
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $210.89 $110.29 – $260.93
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $278.46 $1,687.00 – $10,997.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $467.81 $130.68 – $975.10
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,269.40 $130.68 – $859.46
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $390.04 $91.80 – $333.20
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $329.45 $130.68 – $790.32
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $325.90 $130.68 – $879.12

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