Warde adenosine deaminase pleural fluid at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

15031 Rinaldi St, Mission Hills, CA · Providence · · NPI 1477587632

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 11, 2026

$105.00

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$300.00

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$8.10 with Aetna vs $66.63 with Blue Shield — same scan, same building. Share

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $8.10 ↓ -92%
Humana Choicecare Medicare Managed Care Plan $8.26 ↓ -92%
Central Health Plan Medicare Managed Care Plan $8.91 ↓ -92%
La Care Health Plan Exchange $10.53 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan $11.49 ↓ -89%
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan $12.94 ↓ -88%
Cigna Ppo $14.28 ↓ -86%
Cigna Oap Hmo/Pos $14.28 ↓ -86%
Healthnet Ambetter Hmo $14.98 ↓ -86%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $16.20 ↓ -85%
First Health/Coventry Coventry All Commercial Plans $16.20 ↓ -85%
Unitedhealthcare Select/Navigate Hmo $16.20 ↓ -85%
Healthnet Ambetter Ppo $17.33 ↓ -83%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $18.22 ↓ -83%
Blue Shield Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange $18.66 ↓ -82%
Blue Shield Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo $20.42 ↓ -81%
Blue Shield Hmo/Ppo/Epo $22.57 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross All Commercial Plans $34.87 ↓ -67%
Blue Shield Medicare Managed Care Plan $66.63 ↓ -37%

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Warde adenosine deaminase pleural fluid at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $14.17 $2.31 – $21.51
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $66.98 $1.62 – $10.69
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $35.57 $7.94 – $57.10
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $51.36 $4.27 – $20.89
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $101.40 $4.63 – $8.54
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $47.04 $2.31 – $24.56
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $102.61 $1.86 – $23.30
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $101.50 $1.86 – $23.30

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