Ligation of inf vena cava at California Hospital Medical Center
1401 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1114081056
$5,266.62
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.
$10,859.00
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.
$1,194.86 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.
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 | $1,194.86 | ↓ -77% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,194.86 | ↓ -77% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $1,327.61 | ↓ -75% |
| Gold Coast Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $1,327.62 | ↓ -75% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $1,327.62 | ↓ -75% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $1,327.62 | ↓ -75% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $1,327.62 | ↓ -75% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $1,327.62 | ↓ -75% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $1,659.51 | ↓ -68% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,800.25 | ↓ -66% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,800.25 | ↓ -66% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,858.67 | ↓ -65% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,858.67 | ↓ -65% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,991.43 | ↓ -62% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,991.43 | ↓ -62% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $2,714.75 | ↓ -48% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $2,714.75 | ↓ -48% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $4,673.22 | ↓ -11% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $6,515.40 | ↑ +24% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $6,638.10 | ↑ +26% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $6,638.10 | ↑ +26% |
| HPN | Commercial|All Plans | $6,732.58 | ↑ +28% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $6,840.00 | ↑ +30% |
| EasyChoice | Medicare|All Plans | $6,868.48 | ↑ +30% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $6,868.48 | ↑ +30% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $6,868.48 | ↑ +30% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $6,868.48 | ↑ +30% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Other Plans | $6,868.48 | ↑ +30% |
| Health Net | Medicare|Senior | $6,868.48 | ↑ +30% |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $6,868.48 | ↑ +30% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $6,868.48 | ↑ +30% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Other Plans | $6,868.48 | ↑ +30% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $6,868.48 | ↑ +30% |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $6,868.48 | ↑ +30% |
| GlobalCare | Commercial|All Plans | $6,868.48 | ↑ +30% |
| HCLA | Medicare|Preferred IPA | $6,868.48 | ↑ +30% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $6,868.48 | ↑ +30% |
| Noble IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $7,211.90 | ↑ +37% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $7,275.53 | ↑ +38% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $7,492.71 | ↑ +42% |
| HPN | Medicare|Senior | $7,555.33 | ↑ +43% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $7,601.30 | ↑ +44% |
| Central California Alliance for Health | Medicaid|All Plans | $7,651.49 | ↑ +45% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|Promise | $8,144.25 | ↑ +55% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $8,361.43 | ↑ +59% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $8,578.61 | ↑ +63% |
| HCLA | Commercial|Preferred IPA | $8,585.60 | ↑ +63% |
| LA Care | Commercial|All Plans | $8,585.60 | ↑ +63% |
| Health Net | Commercial|EPPO | $10,233.00 | ↑ +94% |
| Health Net | Commercial|All Other Plans | $13,878.00 | ↑ +164% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $15,561.00 | ↑ +195% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $23,577.00 | ↑ +348% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $29,023.00 | ↑ +451% |
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Ligation of inf vena cava at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Saint John's Health Center | Santa Monica | $2,871.05 | $2,821.63 – $13,460.00 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | not published | $2,008.55 – $12,900.80 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | not published | $4,745.00 – $15,313.00 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | not published | $1,327.61 – $6,868.48 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | not published | $1,327.62 – $1,327.62 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | not published | $1,327.61 – $6,868.48 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | not published | $1,327.62 – $6,868.48 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | not published | $1,327.62 – $6,868.48 |