Brain MRA (blood vessel MRI, with contrast) 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

$1,883.16

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.

$10,462.00

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.

$40.48 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $16,006.86 with HEALTHNET MCR ADV — 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $40.48 ↓ -98%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $85.22 ↓ -95%
ACCESS GROUP ACCESS GROUP $381.40 ↓ -80%
LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $381.40 ↓ -80%
AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS $381.40 ↓ -80%
FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY $448.71 ↓ -76%
SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $448.71 ↓ -76%
PREFERRED SENIOR PREFERRED SENIOR $448.71 ↓ -76%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $448.71 ↓ -76%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $448.71 ↓ -76%
MOLINA MCARE MOLINA MCARE $448.71 ↓ -76%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $448.71 ↓ -76%
LASALLE MG SENIOR LASALLE MG SENIOR $448.71 ↓ -76%
HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS $448.71 ↓ -76%
ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS $448.71 ↓ -76%
AHP SENIOR AHP SENIOR $448.71 ↓ -76%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS $448.71 ↓ -76%
ALTAMED CONNECT ALTAMED CONNECT $448.71 ↓ -76%
AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $448.71 ↓ -76%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE $448.71 ↓ -76%
BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS $448.71 ↓ -76%
BS VA MCARE BS VA MCARE $448.71 ↓ -76%
CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $448.71 ↓ -76%
CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS $448.71 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $466.66 ↓ -75%
FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $471.15 ↓ -75%
AVANTI MCAL AVANTI MCAL $506.46 ↓ -73%
LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL $506.46 ↓ -73%
PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP $506.46 ↓ -73%
PREFERRED MEDI-CAL PREFERRED MEDI-CAL $506.46 ↓ -73%
ACCESS MEDI-CAL ACCESS MEDI-CAL $506.46 ↓ -73%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL $506.46 ↓ -73%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $506.46 ↓ -73%
AHP MEDI-CAL AHP MEDI-CAL $506.46 ↓ -73%
BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $506.46 ↓ -73%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 $506.46 ↓ -73%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL $506.46 ↓ -73%
PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL $506.46 ↓ -73%
MOLINA MEDI-CAL MOLINA MEDI-CAL $506.46 ↓ -73%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $516.02 ↓ -73%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $538.45 ↓ -71%
PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $538.45 ↓ -71%
ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $582.43 ↓ -69%
INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS $583.32 ↓ -69%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $603.19 ↓ -68%
MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS $605.76 ↓ -68%
FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $607.75 ↓ -68%
PREFERRED HEALTHY PREFERRED HEALTHY $633.07 ↓ -66%
CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS $635.00 ↓ -66%
PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS $673.07 ↓ -64%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL $709.04 ↓ -62%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $807.68 ↓ -57%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $1,009.60 ↓ -46%
BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL $1,266.15 ↓ -33%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $1,478.36 ↓ -21%
CIGNA CIGNA $1,536.26 ↓ -18%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,536.26 ↓ -18%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,557.24 ↓ -17%
BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA $1,600.00 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $1,730.29 ↓ -8%
CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL $1,772.60 ↓ -6%
LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2,000.00 ↑ +6%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,076.43 ↑ +10%
HEALTHNET COMM CARE HEALTHNET COMM CARE $2,335.00 ↑ +24%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,489.96 ↑ +32%
SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS $2,500.00 ↑ +33%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,593.00 ↑ +38%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,897.97 ↑ +54%
HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,245.00 ↑ +72%
HCPAMG - ALL PLANS HCPAMG - ALL PLANS $3,773.00 ↑ +100%
OPTUM MCR ADV OPTUM MCR ADV $3,964.00 ↑ +110%
OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,964.00 ↑ +110%
PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,975.56 ↑ +111%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $3,975.56 ↑ +111%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $4,180.62 ↑ +122%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,184.80 ↑ +122%
KAISER- ALL PLANS KAISER- ALL PLANS $4,289.42 ↑ +128%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $4,289.42 ↑ +128%
UHC SIGNATURE UHC SIGNATURE $5,231.00 ↑ +178%
FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS $6,067.96 ↑ +222%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $6,800.30 ↑ +261%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $7,846.50 ↑ +317%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $7,846.50 ↑ +317%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $7,846.50 ↑ +317%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $8,369.60 ↑ +344%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $8,683.46 ↑ +361%
HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS $8,892.70 ↑ +372%
TRPN - ALL PLANS TRPN - ALL PLANS $8,892.70 ↑ +372%
NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS $8,892.70 ↑ +372%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $9,415.80 ↑ +400%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $16,006.86 ↑ +750%

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Brain MRA (blood vessel MRI, with contrast) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $6,238.40 $476.00 – $476.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,402.87 $337.04 – $4,279.08
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $6,238.40 $476.00 – $476.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $6,238.40 $476.00 – $476.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $6,238.40 $476.00 – $476.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,964.00 $324.00 – $324.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,964.00 $324.00 – $324.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $6,238.40 $476.00 – $476.00

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