X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images single contrast study 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

$339.99

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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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$701.00

Gross charge

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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.

$127.54 with BCBS - Anthem vs $2,917.00 with Healthcare Partners — same scan, same building. Share

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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
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $127.54 ↓ -62%
Noble IPA Medicaid|< 21 $131.72 ↓ -61%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $131.72 ↓ -61%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $146.35 ↓ -57%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $146.35 ↓ -57%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $146.35 ↓ -57%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $146.35 ↓ -57%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $146.35 ↓ -57%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $146.35 ↓ -57%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $175.25 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $175.25 ↓ -48%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $198.45 ↓ -42%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $198.45 ↓ -42%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $204.89 ↓ -40%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $204.89 ↓ -40%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $219.52 ↓ -35%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $219.52 ↓ -35%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -33%
GlobalCare Commercial|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -33%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -33%
Preferred IPA Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -33%
United Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -33%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $226.19 ↓ -33%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -33%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -33%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $226.19 ↓ -33%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -33%
Health Net Medicare|Senior $226.19 ↓ -33%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -33%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -33%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $226.19 ↓ -33%
Noble IPA Medicare|All Plans $237.50 ↓ -30%
HPN Medicare|Senior $248.81 ↓ -27%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $251.98 ↓ -26%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $282.74 ↓ -17%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $282.74 ↓ -17%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $334.50 ↓ -2%
United Commercial|PPO $401.74 ↑ +18%
United Commercial|HMO $401.74 ↑ +18%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $434.62 ↑ +28%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $448.64 ↑ +32%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $466.97 ↑ +37%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $466.97 ↑ +37%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $466.97 ↑ +37%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $483.69 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $490.70 ↑ +44%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $506.42 ↑ +49%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $515.15 ↑ +52%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $525.75 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $539.77 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $553.79 ↑ +63%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $623.52 ↑ +83%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $646.54 ↑ +90%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $646.54 ↑ +90%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $731.75 ↑ +115%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $731.75 ↑ +115%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $2,917.00 ↑ +758%

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X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images single contrast study at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center LOS ANGELES $603.20 $161.00 – $161.00
West Los Angeles Medical Center LOS ANGELES $603.20 $161.00 – $161.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $487.50 $221.41 – $868.14
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $603.20 $161.00 – $161.00

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