Insert tunneled cv cath 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

$6,028.07

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.

$12,429.00

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.

$361.70 with Noble IPA 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
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $361.70 ↓ -94%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $361.70 ↓ -94%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $365.70 ↓ -94%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $365.70 ↓ -94%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $365.70 ↓ -94%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $365.70 ↓ -94%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $398.36 ↓ -93%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $401.89 ↓ -93%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $401.89 ↓ -93%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $497.35 ↓ -92%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $497.35 ↓ -92%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $548.55 ↓ -91%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $548.55 ↓ -91%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $562.65 ↓ -91%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $562.65 ↓ -91%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $1,287.26 ↓ -79%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $2,009.45 ↓ -67%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $2,009.45 ↓ -67%
HCLA Medicaid|All Other Plans < 21 $2,680.88 ↓ -56%
HCLA Medicaid|All Other Plans > 21 $2,680.88 ↓ -56%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $3,107.25 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $3,107.25 ↓ -48%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $5,952.00 ↓ -1%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +14%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +14%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +14%
United Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +14%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +14%
Health Net Medicare|Senior $6,868.48 ↑ +14%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +14%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +14%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +14%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +14%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +14%
GlobalCare Commercial|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +14%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $6,868.48 ↑ +14%
Preferred IPA Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +14%
Noble IPA Medicare|All Plans $7,211.90 ↑ +20%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $7,457.40 ↑ +24%
HPN Medicare|Senior $7,555.33 ↑ +25%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $7,651.49 ↑ +27%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $7,705.98 ↑ +28%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $8,327.43 ↑ +38%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $8,576.01 ↑ +42%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $8,585.60 ↑ +42%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $8,585.60 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $8,700.30 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $9,321.75 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $9,570.33 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $9,818.91 ↑ +63%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $10,233.00 ↑ +70%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $13,878.00 ↑ +130%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $15,561.00 ↑ +158%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $23,577.00 ↑ +291%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $29,023.00 ↑ +381%

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Insert tunneled cv cath at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,729.57 $449.81 – $12,900.80
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,573.11 $365.70 – $7,704.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,534.58 $365.70 – $7,608.49
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $2,857.10 $0.80 – $8,163.12
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $4,070.50 $433.42 – $5,127.36
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $6,520.95 $365.70 – $23,245.51
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $4,084.29 $365.70 – $14,639.00
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank $6,075.30 $2,455.00 – $12,111.00

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