Insert cath pleura with image at California Hospital Medical Center
1401 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1114081056
$1,036.45
Cash price 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.
$2,137.00
Gross charge 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.
$114.93 with Noble IPA vs $7,030.00 with Health Net — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Noble IPA | Medicaid|> 21 | $114.93 | ↓ -89% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|< 21 | $114.93 | ↓ -89% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $116.21 | ↓ -89% |
| Gold Coast Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $116.21 | ↓ -89% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $116.21 | ↓ -89% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $116.21 | ↓ -89% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $126.59 | ↓ -88% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $127.70 | ↓ -88% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $127.70 | ↓ -88% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $158.05 | ↓ -85% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $158.05 | ↓ -85% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $174.31 | ↓ -83% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $174.31 | ↓ -83% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $178.78 | ↓ -83% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $178.78 | ↓ -83% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $409.06 | ↓ -61% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $534.25 | ↓ -48% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $534.25 | ↓ -48% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $638.50 | ↓ -38% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $638.50 | ↓ -38% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|All Other Plans > 21 | $669.59 | ↓ -35% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|All Other Plans < 21 | $669.59 | ↓ -35% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $1,282.20 | ↑ +24% |
| HPN | Commercial|All Plans | $1,324.94 | ↑ +28% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $1,431.79 | ↑ +38% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $1,474.53 | ↑ +42% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $1,495.90 | ↑ +44% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|Promise | $1,602.75 | ↑ +55% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $1,645.49 | ↑ +59% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $1,688.23 | ↑ +63% |
| EasyChoice | Medicare|All Plans | $1,973.80 | ↑ +90% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Other Plans | $1,973.80 | ↑ +90% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $1,973.80 | ↑ +90% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $1,973.80 | ↑ +90% |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $1,973.80 | ↑ +90% |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $1,973.80 | ↑ +90% |
| Health Net | Medicare|Senior | $1,973.80 | ↑ +90% |
| GlobalCare | Commercial|All Plans | $1,973.80 | ↑ +90% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Other Plans | $1,973.80 | ↑ +90% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $1,973.80 | ↑ +90% |
| HCLA | Medicare|Preferred IPA | $1,973.80 | ↑ +90% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $1,973.80 | ↑ +90% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $1,973.80 | ↑ +90% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $1,973.80 | ↑ +90% |
| Noble IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $2,072.49 | ↑ +100% |
| HPN | Medicare|Senior | $2,171.18 | ↑ +109% |
| Central California Alliance for Health | Medicaid|All Plans | $2,198.82 | ↑ +112% |
| LA Care | Commercial|All Plans | $2,467.25 | ↑ +138% |
| HCLA | Commercial|Preferred IPA | $2,467.25 | ↑ +138% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $2,768.00 | ↑ +167% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $3,417.00 | ↑ +230% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $5,178.00 | ↑ +400% |
| Health Net | Commercial|EPPO | $5,184.00 | ↑ +400% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $6,374.00 | ↑ +515% |
| Health Net | Commercial|All Other Plans | $7,030.00 | ↑ +578% |
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Insert cath pleura with image at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $686.35 | $142.94 – $3,134.00 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $1,432.37 | $167.10 – $1,774.13 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $3,012.57 | $1,921.00 – $2,695.00 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $1,537.38 | $116.21 – $2,112.88 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $1,295.17 | $116.21 – $2,112.88 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $767.23 | $116.21 – $1,973.80 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $2,132.64 | $116.21 – $1,973.80 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $4,162.11 | $2,235.08 – $6,200.00 |