Alpha-fetoprotein amniotic at WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER

1720 E Cesar E Chavez Ave Los Angeles CA 90033|309 W Beverly Blvd, MONTEBELLO, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1215927470

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published May 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$2.17

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.

$12.03

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.

$2.86 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $186.98 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS — 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
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2.86 ↑ +32%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.33 ↑ +53%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $3.61 ↑ +66%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $4.57 ↑ +111%
PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.57 ↑ +111%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $4.81 ↑ +122%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.81 ↑ +122%
KAISER- ALL PLANS KAISER- ALL PLANS $4.93 ↑ +127%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.44 ↑ +151%
HEALTHNET COMM CARE HEALTHNET COMM CARE $5.61 ↑ +159%
OPTUM MCR ADV OPTUM MCR ADV $5.77 ↑ +166%
OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.77 ↑ +166%
UHC SIGNATURE UHC SIGNATURE $6.02 ↑ +177%
CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS $6.02 ↑ +177%
HCPAMG - ALL PLANS HCPAMG - ALL PLANS $6.03 ↑ +178%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $6.14 ↑ +183%
LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $6.62 ↑ +205%
HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.62 ↑ +205%
FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS $6.98 ↑ +222%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $7.82 ↑ +260%
SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS $7.82 ↑ +260%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $9.02 ↑ +316%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $9.02 ↑ +316%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $9.02 ↑ +316%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $9.62 ↑ +343%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $9.98 ↑ +360%
HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS $10.23 ↑ +371%
TRPN - ALL PLANS TRPN - ALL PLANS $10.23 ↑ +371%
NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS $10.23 ↑ +371%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $10.83 ↑ +399%
BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $12.03 ↑ +454%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $12.03 ↑ +454%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $12.03 ↑ +454%
ACCESS MEDI-CAL ACCESS MEDI-CAL $12.03 ↑ +454%
AHP MEDI-CAL AHP MEDI-CAL $12.03 ↑ +454%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 $12.03 ↑ +454%
ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.03 ↑ +454%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL $12.03 ↑ +454%
AVANTI MCAL AVANTI MCAL $12.03 ↑ +454%
BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL $12.03 ↑ +454%
CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL $12.03 ↑ +454%
FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $12.03 ↑ +454%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL $12.03 ↑ +454%
LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL $12.03 ↑ +454%
MOLINA MEDI-CAL MOLINA MEDI-CAL $12.03 ↑ +454%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL $12.03 ↑ +454%
PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL $12.03 ↑ +454%
PREFERRED HEALTHY PREFERRED HEALTHY $12.03 ↑ +454%
PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP $12.03 ↑ +454%
PREFERRED MEDI-CAL PREFERRED MEDI-CAL $12.03 ↑ +454%
LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $14.45 ↑ +566%
AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS $14.45 ↑ +566%
ACCESS GROUP ACCESS GROUP $14.45 ↑ +566%
BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA $15.30 ↑ +605%
CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.00 ↑ +683%
SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $17.00 ↑ +683%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE $17.00 ↑ +683%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $17.00 ↑ +683%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.00 ↑ +683%
CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS $17.00 ↑ +683%
FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY $17.00 ↑ +683%
ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.00 ↑ +683%
MOLINA MCARE MOLINA MCARE $17.00 ↑ +683%
AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.00 ↑ +683%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $17.00 ↑ +683%
AHP SENIOR AHP SENIOR $17.00 ↑ +683%
PREFERRED SENIOR PREFERRED SENIOR $17.00 ↑ +683%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS $17.00 ↑ +683%
ALTAMED CONNECT ALTAMED CONNECT $17.00 ↑ +683%
HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS $17.00 ↑ +683%
BS VA MCARE BS VA MCARE $17.00 ↑ +683%
BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS $17.00 ↑ +683%
LASALLE MG SENIOR LASALLE MG SENIOR $17.00 ↑ +683%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $17.68 ↑ +715%
FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.85 ↑ +723%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $18.41 ↑ +748%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $19.55 ↑ +801%
PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.40 ↑ +840%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $20.40 ↑ +840%
INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS $22.10 ↑ +918%
MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS $22.95 ↑ +958%
PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS $25.50 ↑ +1075%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $30.60 ↑ +1310%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $38.25 ↑ +1663%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $70.13 ↑ +3132%
CIGNA CIGNA $70.13 ↑ +3132%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $88.57 ↑ +3982%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $140.24 ↑ +6363%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $155.82 ↑ +7081%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $186.98 ↑ +8517%

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Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $204.40 $16.00 – $16.00
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Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $149.24 $12.00 – $12.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $204.40 $16.00 – $16.00
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