Bilateral laminotomy addl lumbar 63044 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

$105.30

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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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$585.00

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.

$175.50 with PROSPECT MG COM/POS PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLAN vs $1,353.39 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS — 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
PROSPECT MG COM/POS PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLAN PROSPECT MG COM/POS PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLAN $175.50 ↑ +67%
PROSPECT MG MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY PROSPECT MG MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $175.50 ↑ +67%
MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS $292.50 ↑ +178%
MOLINA MCARE MOLINA MCARE $292.50 ↑ +178%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $357.63 ↑ +240%
UHC SIGNATURE UHC SIGNATURE $374.66 ↑ +256%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $409.50 ↑ +289%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $423.61 ↑ +302%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $423.61 ↑ +302%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $423.61 ↑ +302%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $468.00 ↑ +344%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $485.55 ↑ +361%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $511.45 ↑ +386%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $540.49 ↑ +413%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $567.82 ↑ +439%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $585.00 ↑ +456%
PROSPECT MG MCAL PROFEE ONLY PROSPECT MG MCAL PROFEE ONLY $585.00 ↑ +456%
ACCESS MEDI-CAL ACCESS MEDI-CAL $585.00 ↑ +456%
ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $585.00 ↑ +456%
PREFERRED MEDI-CAL PREFERRED MEDI-CAL $585.00 ↑ +456%
PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL $585.00 ↑ +456%
BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL $585.00 ↑ +456%
CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL $585.00 ↑ +456%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL $585.00 ↑ +456%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $585.00 ↑ +456%
LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL $585.00 ↑ +456%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL $585.00 ↑ +456%
CIGNA CIGNA $681.12 ↑ +547%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $681.12 ↑ +547%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $696.74 ↑ +562%
FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $702.00 ↑ +567%
EL PROYECTO MCAL PROFEE ONLY EL PROYECTO MCAL PROFEE ONLY $819.00 ↑ +678%
HCLA MCAL PROFEE ONLY HCLA MCAL PROFEE ONLY $819.00 ↑ +678%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL $819.00 ↑ +678%
AHP MEDI-CAL AHP MEDI-CAL $819.00 ↑ +678%
BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $819.00 ↑ +678%
GLOBAL CARE MCAL PROFEE ONLY GLOBAL CARE MCAL PROFEE ONLY $819.00 ↑ +678%
MOLINA MEDI-CAL MOLINA MEDI-CAL $936.00 ↑ +789%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $1,353.39 ↑ +1185%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,353.39 ↑ +1185%

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Bilateral laminotomy addl lumbar 63044 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,428.00 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,428.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,428.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,428.00 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,428.00 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $1,428.00 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $1,428.00 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $1,428.00 not published

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