Insertion tunneled centrally inserted central venous access device with port >= 5 years old (both sides) 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

$5,633.28

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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.

$11,615.00

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.

$294.94 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 $294.94 ↓ -95%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $294.94 ↓ -95%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $298.36 ↓ -95%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $298.36 ↓ -95%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $298.36 ↓ -95%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $298.36 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $325.00 ↓ -94%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $327.71 ↓ -94%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $327.71 ↓ -94%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $405.77 ↓ -93%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $405.77 ↓ -93%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $447.54 ↓ -92%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $447.54 ↓ -92%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $458.79 ↓ -92%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $458.79 ↓ -92%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $1,050.23 ↓ -81%
HCLA Medicaid|All Other Plans > 21 $1,548.65 ↓ -73%
HCLA Medicaid|All Other Plans < 21 $1,548.65 ↓ -73%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $1,638.55 ↓ -71%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $1,638.55 ↓ -71%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $2,903.75 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $2,903.75 ↓ -48%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -29%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -29%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -29%
United Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -29%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -29%
Health Net Medicare|Senior $3,999.21 ↓ -29%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -29%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -29%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -29%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -29%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -29%
GlobalCare Commercial|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -29%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $3,999.21 ↓ -29%
Preferred IPA Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↓ -29%
Noble IPA Medicare|All Plans $4,199.17 ↓ -25%
HPN Medicare|Senior $4,399.13 ↓ -22%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $4,455.12 ↓ -21%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $4,999.01 ↓ -11%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $4,999.01 ↓ -11%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $5,952.00 ↑ +6%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $6,969.00 ↑ +24%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $7,201.30 ↑ +28%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $7,782.05 ↑ +38%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $8,014.35 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $8,130.50 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $8,711.25 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $8,943.55 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $9,175.85 ↑ +63%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $11,062.00 ↑ +96%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $15,561.00 ↑ +176%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $23,577.00 ↑ +319%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $29,023.00 ↑ +415%

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Insertion tunneled centrally inserted central venous access device with port >= 5 years old (both sides) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,729.57 $366.98 – $7,477.22
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $6,031.26 $4,129.00 – $11,185.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $4,615.98 $298.36 – $10,145.94
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $634.04 $246.29 – $932.96
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $4,143.05 $298.36 – $10,251.78
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $4,029.81 $298.36 – $8,689.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,534.58 $298.36 – $7,608.49
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $6,705.99 $4,483.19 – $17,909.00

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