Puncture aspiration abscess/hematoma/bulla/cyst at California Hospital Medical Center
1401 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1114081056
$196.91
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.
$406.00
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.
$53.83 with HCLA vs $6,374.00 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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| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $53.83 | ↓ -73% |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $53.83 | ↓ -73% |
| Gold Coast Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $53.83 | ↓ -73% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $53.83 | ↓ -73% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $73.21 | ↓ -63% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $73.21 | ↓ -63% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|< 21 | $76.37 | ↓ -61% |
| Noble IPA | Medicaid|> 21 | $76.37 | ↓ -61% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $80.75 | ↓ -59% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $80.75 | ↓ -59% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $84.11 | ↓ -57% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicaid|Risk | $84.86 | ↓ -57% |
| Angeles IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $84.86 | ↓ -57% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|All Other Plans < 21 | $96.26 | ↓ -51% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|All Other Plans > 21 | $96.26 | ↓ -51% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $101.50 | ↓ -48% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $101.50 | ↓ -48% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $118.80 | ↓ -40% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $118.80 | ↓ -40% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $189.48 | ↓ -4% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $243.60 | ↑ +24% |
| HPN | Commercial|All Plans | $251.72 | ↑ +28% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $272.02 | ↑ +38% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $280.14 | ↑ +42% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $284.20 | ↑ +44% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|Promise | $304.50 | ↑ +55% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $312.62 | ↑ +59% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $320.74 | ↑ +63% |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $406.00 | ↑ +106% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $406.00 | ↑ +106% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $406.00 | ↑ +106% |
| Preferred IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $406.00 | ↑ +106% |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $406.00 | ↑ +106% |
| Health Net | Medicare|Senior | $406.00 | ↑ +106% |
| EasyChoice | Medicare|All Plans | $406.00 | ↑ +106% |
| GlobalCare | Commercial|All Plans | $406.00 | ↑ +106% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Other Plans | $406.00 | ↑ +106% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $406.00 | ↑ +106% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $406.00 | ↑ +106% |
| HCLA | Medicare|Preferred IPA | $406.00 | ↑ +106% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $424.30 | ↑ +115% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $424.30 | ↑ +115% |
| Noble IPA | Medicare|All Plans | $426.30 | ↑ +116% |
| HPN | Medicare|Senior | $446.60 | ↑ +127% |
| Central California Alliance for Health | Medicaid|All Plans | $452.29 | ↑ +130% |
| HCLA | Commercial|Preferred IPA | $507.50 | ↑ +158% |
| LA Care | Commercial|All Plans | $507.50 | ↑ +158% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $507.64 | ↑ +158% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Other Plans | $507.64 | ↑ +158% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $855.00 | ↑ +334% |
| Health Net | Commercial|EPPO | $3,293.00 | ↑ +1572% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $3,417.00 | ↑ +1635% |
| Health Net | Commercial|All Other Plans | $4,466.00 | ↑ +2168% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $5,178.00 | ↑ +2530% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $6,374.00 | ↑ +3137% |
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Puncture aspiration abscess/hematoma/bulla/cyst at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $211.56 | $66.21 – $648.00 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $170.17 | $77.40 – $316.22 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $851.19 | $547.82 – $1,687.00 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $3,088.45 | $53.83 – $620.34 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $2,019.98 | $33.12 – $125.44 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $2,746.36 | $53.83 – $518.42 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $462.27 | $53.83 – $996.80 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $457.29 | $53.83 – $984.34 |