Insertion/replacement temporary single chamber electrode/pacemaker catheter 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

$7,122.23

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.

$14,685.00

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.

$299.06 with HCLA 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
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $299.06 ↓ -96%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $299.06 ↓ -96%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $299.06 ↓ -96%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $299.06 ↓ -96%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $406.72 ↓ -94%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $406.72 ↓ -94%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $424.28 ↓ -94%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $424.28 ↓ -94%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $448.59 ↓ -94%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $448.59 ↓ -94%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $467.28 ↓ -93%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $471.42 ↓ -93%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $471.42 ↓ -93%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $659.99 ↓ -91%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $659.99 ↓ -91%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $1,052.69 ↓ -85%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $2,357.10 ↓ -67%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $2,357.10 ↓ -67%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $3,671.25 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $3,671.25 ↓ -48%
HCLA Medicaid|All Other Plans < 21 $4,390.52 ↓ -38%
HCLA Medicaid|All Other Plans > 21 $4,390.52 ↓ -38%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $8,811.00 ↑ +24%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $9,104.70 ↑ +28%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $9,838.95 ↑ +38%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $10,132.65 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $10,279.50 ↑ +44%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $10,515.46 ↑ +48%
Preferred IPA Medicare|All Plans $10,515.46 ↑ +48%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $10,515.46 ↑ +48%
United Medicare|All Plans $10,515.46 ↑ +48%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $10,515.46 ↑ +48%
GlobalCare Commercial|All Plans $10,515.46 ↑ +48%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $10,515.46 ↑ +48%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $10,515.46 ↑ +48%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $10,515.46 ↑ +48%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $10,515.46 ↑ +48%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $10,515.46 ↑ +48%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $10,515.46 ↑ +48%
Health Net Medicare|Senior $10,515.46 ↑ +48%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $10,515.46 ↑ +48%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $11,013.75 ↑ +55%
Noble IPA Medicare|All Plans $11,041.23 ↑ +55%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $11,123.00 ↑ +56%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $11,307.45 ↑ +59%
HPN Medicare|Senior $11,567.01 ↑ +62%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $11,601.15 ↑ +63%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $11,714.23 ↑ +64%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $13,144.32 ↑ +85%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $13,144.33 ↑ +85%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $15,561.00 ↑ +118%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $16,106.00 ↑ +126%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $21,842.00 ↑ +207%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $23,577.00 ↑ +231%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $29,023.00 ↑ +307%

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Insertion/replacement temporary single chamber electrode/pacemaker catheter at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $5,581.00 $367.84 – $20,488.56
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $16,525.53 $7,716.00 – $15,313.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $8,955.05 $299.06 – $16,738.40
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $8,369.60 $299.06 – $16,738.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $6,370.02 $299.06 – $13,712.03
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $15,840.09 $7,745.00 – $46,622.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $12,452.16 $9,008.00 – $46,622.00
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $8,326.26 $6,323.17 – $11,149.80

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