Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr w/img ini 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

$2,593.30

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.

$5,347.00

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.

$354.50 with Noble IPA vs $11,062.00 with Health Net — 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 $354.50 ↓ -86%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $354.50 ↓ -86%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $393.89 ↓ -85%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $393.89 ↓ -85%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $393.89 ↓ -85%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $393.89 ↓ -85%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $393.89 ↓ -85%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $393.89 ↓ -85%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $492.36 ↓ -81%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $534.11 ↓ -79%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $534.11 ↓ -79%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $551.45 ↓ -79%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $551.45 ↓ -79%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $590.84 ↓ -77%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $590.84 ↓ -77%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $1,336.75 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $1,336.75 ↓ -48%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $1,386.49 ↓ -47%
HCLA Medicaid|All Other Plans > 21 $1,485.18 ↓ -43%
HCLA Medicaid|All Other Plans < 21 $1,485.18 ↓ -43%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $1,969.45 ↓ -24%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $1,969.45 ↓ -24%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $3,208.20 ↑ +24%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $3,315.14 ↑ +28%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,417.00 ↑ +32%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $3,582.49 ↑ +38%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,689.43 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $3,742.90 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $4,010.25 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $4,117.19 ↑ +59%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $4,122.60 ↑ +59%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $4,122.60 ↑ +59%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $4,122.60 ↑ +59%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $4,122.60 ↑ +59%
Health Net Medicare|Senior $4,122.60 ↑ +59%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $4,122.60 ↑ +59%
GlobalCare Commercial|All Plans $4,122.60 ↑ +59%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $4,122.60 ↑ +59%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,122.60 ↑ +59%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $4,122.60 ↑ +59%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $4,122.60 ↑ +59%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,122.60 ↑ +59%
Preferred IPA Medicare|All Plans $4,122.60 ↑ +59%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $4,122.60 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,224.13 ↑ +63%
Noble IPA Medicare|All Plans $4,328.73 ↑ +67%
HPN Medicare|Senior $4,534.86 ↑ +75%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $4,592.58 ↑ +77%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $5,153.25 ↑ +99%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $5,153.25 ↑ +99%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,178.00 ↑ +100%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $5,952.00 ↑ +130%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,374.00 ↑ +146%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $8,158.00 ↑ +215%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $11,062.00 ↑ +327%

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Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr w/img ini at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,874.55 $595.91 – $7,471.42
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $6,059.82 $4,129.00 – $11,185.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $5,105.19 $393.89 – $11,239.62
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $14,042.61 $393.89 – $8,127.14
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $4,675.78 $393.89 – $10,584.98
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,917.39 $393.89 – $8,447.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,875.16 $393.89 – $8,341.61
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $6,559.11 $4,645.79 – $17,909.00

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