Inj disk cerv-thor ea lev 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

$149.87

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.

$309.00

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.

$77.25 with DHR vs $29,023.00 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 $77.25 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $77.25 ↓ -48%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $147.39 ↓ -2%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $147.39 ↓ -2%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $147.39 ↓ -2%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $147.39 ↓ -2%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $185.40 ↑ +24%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $191.58 ↑ +28%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $200.45 ↑ +34%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $200.45 ↑ +34%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $207.03 ↑ +38%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $209.11 ↑ +40%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $209.11 ↑ +40%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $213.21 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $216.30 ↑ +44%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $221.08 ↑ +48%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $221.08 ↑ +48%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $230.29 ↑ +54%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $231.75 ↑ +55%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $232.34 ↑ +55%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $232.34 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $237.93 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $244.11 ↑ +63%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $309.00 ↑ +106%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $309.00 ↑ +106%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $518.81 ↑ +246%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $1,161.70 ↑ +675%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $1,161.70 ↑ +675%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $15,561.00 ↑ +10283%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $23,577.00 ↑ +15632%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $29,023.00 ↑ +19265%

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Inj disk cerv-thor ea lev at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $673.65 $181.29 – $1,199.64
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $491.35 $147.39 – $1,125.04
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $450.02 $147.39 – $1,125.04
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $177.17 $146.05 – $676.52
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana $428.40 $1,287.00 – $5,446.00
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank $304.15 $1,311.00 – $5,149.00
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills $335.30 $1,528.00 – $4,768.00
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance $603.40 $1,321.00 – $9,648.00

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