X-ray xm phrnx&/crv esoph c+ 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

$431.65

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.

$890.00

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.

$49.18 with Noble IPA vs $2,917.00 with Healthcare Partners — 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 $49.18 ↓ -89%
Noble IPA Medicaid|> 21 $49.18 ↓ -89%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $54.64 ↓ -87%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $54.64 ↓ -87%
Angeles IPA Medicare|All Plans $54.64 ↓ -87%
Preferred IPA Medicaid|Risk $54.64 ↓ -87%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $54.64 ↓ -87%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $54.64 ↓ -87%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $68.30 ↓ -84%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $74.09 ↓ -83%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $74.09 ↓ -83%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $76.50 ↓ -82%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $76.50 ↓ -82%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $81.96 ↓ -81%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $81.96 ↓ -81%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $192.33 ↓ -55%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $222.50 ↓ -48%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $222.50 ↓ -48%
GlobalCare Commercial|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -48%
EasyChoice Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -48%
United Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -48%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -48%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $226.19 ↓ -48%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -48%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -48%
Health Net Medicare|All Other Plans $226.19 ↓ -48%
Health Net Medicare|Senior $226.19 ↓ -48%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -48%
Preferred IPA Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -48%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -48%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $226.19 ↓ -48%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -48%
Noble IPA Medicare|All Plans $237.50 ↓ -45%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $248.58 ↓ -42%
HPN Medicare|Senior $248.81 ↓ -42%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $251.98 ↓ -42%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $273.20 ↓ -37%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $273.20 ↓ -37%
HCLA Commercial|Preferred IPA $282.74 ↓ -34%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $282.74 ↓ -34%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $366.90 ↓ -15%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $366.90 ↓ -15%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $366.90 ↓ -15%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $376.34 ↓ -13%
United Commercial|PPO $401.74 ↓ -7%
United Commercial|HMO $401.74 ↓ -7%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $463.36 ↑ +7%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $551.80 ↑ +28%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $569.60 ↑ +32%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $614.10 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $623.00 ↑ +44%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $646.54 ↑ +50%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $646.54 ↑ +50%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|Promise $667.50 ↑ +55%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $685.30 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $703.10 ↑ +63%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $2,917.00 ↑ +576%

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X-ray xm phrnx&/crv esoph c+ at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center LOS ANGELES $452.40 $161.00 – $161.00
West Los Angeles Medical Center LOS ANGELES $452.40 $161.00 – $161.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $968.80 $238.00 – $238.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $335.07 $82.67 – $864.73
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $968.80 $238.00 – $238.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $968.80 $238.00 – $238.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $968.80 $238.00 – $238.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $452.40 $161.00 – $161.00

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