Creatine - sendout 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

$23.76

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.

$132.00

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.

$1.38 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $64.08 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 $1.38 ↓ -94%
ACCESS GROUP ACCESS GROUP $3.94 ↓ -83%
AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.94 ↓ -83%
LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.94 ↓ -83%
BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA $4.18 ↓ -82%
ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.64 ↓ -80%
PREFERRED SENIOR PREFERRED SENIOR $4.64 ↓ -80%
CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.64 ↓ -80%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $4.64 ↓ -80%
BS VA MCARE BS VA MCARE $4.64 ↓ -80%
BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS $4.64 ↓ -80%
MOLINA MCARE MOLINA MCARE $4.64 ↓ -80%
LASALLE MG SENIOR LASALLE MG SENIOR $4.64 ↓ -80%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE $4.64 ↓ -80%
AHP SENIOR AHP SENIOR $4.64 ↓ -80%
HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS $4.64 ↓ -80%
CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS $4.64 ↓ -80%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS $4.64 ↓ -80%
SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $4.64 ↓ -80%
FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY $4.64 ↓ -80%
AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.64 ↓ -80%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.64 ↓ -80%
ALTAMED CONNECT ALTAMED CONNECT $4.64 ↓ -80%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $4.64 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $4.83 ↓ -80%
FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.87 ↓ -80%
AHP MEDI-CAL AHP MEDI-CAL $5.32 ↓ -78%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL $5.32 ↓ -78%
PREFERRED MEDI-CAL PREFERRED MEDI-CAL $5.32 ↓ -78%
PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP $5.32 ↓ -78%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $5.32 ↓ -78%
PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL $5.32 ↓ -78%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL $5.32 ↓ -78%
MOLINA MEDI-CAL MOLINA MEDI-CAL $5.32 ↓ -78%
LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL $5.32 ↓ -78%
ACCESS MEDI-CAL ACCESS MEDI-CAL $5.32 ↓ -78%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 $5.32 ↓ -78%
AVANTI MCAL AVANTI MCAL $5.32 ↓ -78%
BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $5.32 ↓ -78%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $5.34 ↓ -78%
PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.57 ↓ -77%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $5.57 ↓ -77%
INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS $6.03 ↓ -75%
ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.12 ↓ -74%
MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.26 ↓ -74%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $6.34 ↓ -73%
FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $6.39 ↓ -73%
PREFERRED HEALTHY PREFERRED HEALTHY $6.65 ↓ -72%
PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS $6.96 ↓ -71%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL $7.45 ↓ -69%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $8.35 ↓ -65%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $9.97 ↓ -58%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $10.44 ↓ -56%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.60 ↓ -51%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $12.56 ↓ -47%
BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL $13.30 ↓ -44%
PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS $15.91 ↓ -33%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $15.91 ↓ -33%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $16.74 ↓ -30%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $16.75 ↓ -30%
KAISER- ALL PLANS KAISER- ALL PLANS $17.17 ↓ -28%
CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL $18.63 ↓ -22%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $18.94 ↓ -20%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $19.38 ↓ -18%
CIGNA CIGNA $19.38 ↓ -18%
HEALTHNET COMM CARE HEALTHNET COMM CARE $19.54 ↓ -18%
OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.10 ↓ -15%
OPTUM MCR ADV OPTUM MCR ADV $20.10 ↓ -15%
CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS $20.94 ↓ -12%
UHC SIGNATURE UHC SIGNATURE $20.94 ↓ -12%
HCPAMG - ALL PLANS HCPAMG - ALL PLANS $20.98 ↓ -12%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $21.36 ↓ -10%
HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS $23.03 ↓ -3%
LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $23.03 ↓ -3%
FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS $24.29 ↑ +2%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $24.45 ↑ +3%
SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS $27.22 ↑ +15%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $27.22 ↑ +15%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $31.41 ↑ +32%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $31.41 ↑ +32%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $31.41 ↑ +32%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $33.50 ↑ +41%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $34.76 ↑ +46%
HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS $35.60 ↑ +50%
NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS $35.60 ↑ +50%
TRPN - ALL PLANS TRPN - ALL PLANS $35.60 ↑ +50%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $37.69 ↑ +59%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $38.38 ↑ +62%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $42.64 ↑ +79%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $51.17 ↑ +115%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $64.08 ↑ +170%

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Creatine - sendout at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $27.44 $5.00 – $5.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $27.44 $5.00 – $5.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $27.44 $5.00 – $5.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $27.44 $5.00 – $5.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $48.36 $3.00 – $3.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $48.36 $3.00 – $3.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $27.44 $5.00 – $5.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $6.26 $0.93 – $9.70

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