Lipoprotein direct measurement ldl at California Hospital Medical Center
1401 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1114081056
$15.52
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.
$32.00
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.
$7.68 with Blue Shield CA vs $58.95 with Blue Shield CA — 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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| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $7.68 | ↓ -51% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $8.00 | ↓ -48% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $8.00 | ↓ -48% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $10.50 | ↓ -32% |
| HCLA | Medicare|Preferred IPA | $10.50 | ↓ -32% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $10.50 | ↓ -32% |
| HPN | Medicare|Senior | $10.50 | ↓ -32% |
| GlobalCare | Commercial|All Plans | $10.50 | ↓ -32% |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $10.50 | ↓ -32% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $10.50 | ↓ -32% |
| EasyChoice | Medicare|All Plans | $10.50 | ↓ -32% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $10.50 | ↓ -32% |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $10.50 | ↓ -32% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $10.50 | ↓ -32% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $10.50 | ↓ -32% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Other Plans | $10.50 | ↓ -32% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Other Plans | $10.50 | ↓ -32% |
| Health Net | Medicare|Senior | $10.50 | ↓ -32% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|< 21 | $10.61 | ↓ -32% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|> 21 | $10.61 | ↓ -32% |
| Noble IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $11.03 | ↓ -29% |
| Central California Alliance for Health | Medicaid|All Plans | $11.70 | ↓ -25% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $11.79 | ↓ -24% |
| Gold Coast Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $11.79 | ↓ -24% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $11.79 | ↓ -24% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $11.79 | ↓ -24% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $11.79 | ↓ -24% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $11.79 | ↓ -24% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $12.60 | ↓ -19% |
| United | Commercial|PPO | $12.60 | ↓ -19% |
| HCLA | Commercial|Preferred IPA | $13.13 | ↓ -15% |
| LA Care | Commercial|All Plans | $13.13 | ↓ -15% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $15.51 | ↓ -0% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $15.99 | ↑ +3% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $15.99 | ↑ +3% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $16.51 | ↑ +6% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $16.51 | ↑ +6% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $17.68 | ↑ +14% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $17.68 | ↑ +14% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $19.20 | ↑ +24% |
| HPN | Commercial|All Plans | $19.84 | ↑ +28% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $20.85 | ↑ +34% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $20.85 | ↑ +34% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $22.08 | ↑ +42% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $22.40 | ↑ +44% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|Promise | $24.00 | ↑ +55% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $24.64 | ↑ +59% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $25.28 | ↑ +63% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $28.93 | ↑ +86% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $29.12 | ↑ +88% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $32.00 | ↑ +106% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $32.00 | ↑ +106% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $32.00 | ↑ +106% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $32.00 | ↑ +106% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $58.95 | ↑ +280% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $58.95 | ↑ +280% |
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Lipoprotein direct measurement ldl at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $92.42 | $10.50 – $32.76 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $20.03 | $1.23 – $13.56 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $168.30 | $10.29 – $76.99 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $33.39 | $4.86 – $27.07 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $171.83 | $5.26 – $9.71 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $30.58 | $2.63 – $31.83 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $27.46 | $8.33 – $30.20 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $27.16 | $10.50 – $30.20 |