CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation 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

$1,278.54

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.

$7,103.00

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.

$85.22 with BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV vs $10,867.59 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
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $85.22 ↓ -93%
AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS $107.19 ↓ -92%
LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $107.19 ↓ -92%
ACCESS GROUP ACCESS GROUP $107.19 ↓ -92%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $116.78 ↓ -91%
CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS $126.10 ↓ -90%
PREFERRED SENIOR PREFERRED SENIOR $126.10 ↓ -90%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $126.10 ↓ -90%
CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $126.10 ↓ -90%
LASALLE MG SENIOR LASALLE MG SENIOR $126.10 ↓ -90%
MOLINA MCARE MOLINA MCARE $126.10 ↓ -90%
ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS $126.10 ↓ -90%
AHP SENIOR AHP SENIOR $126.10 ↓ -90%
FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY $126.10 ↓ -90%
ALTAMED CONNECT ALTAMED CONNECT $126.10 ↓ -90%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $126.10 ↓ -90%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS $126.10 ↓ -90%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE $126.10 ↓ -90%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $126.10 ↓ -90%
BS VA MCARE BS VA MCARE $126.10 ↓ -90%
HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS $126.10 ↓ -90%
BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS $126.10 ↓ -90%
SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $126.10 ↓ -90%
AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $126.10 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $131.14 ↓ -90%
FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $132.41 ↓ -90%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $145.02 ↓ -89%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $151.32 ↓ -88%
PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $151.32 ↓ -88%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $154.69 ↓ -88%
PREFERRED MEDI-CAL PREFERRED MEDI-CAL $154.69 ↓ -88%
PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP $154.69 ↓ -88%
PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL $154.69 ↓ -88%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL $154.69 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MEDI-CAL MOLINA MEDI-CAL $154.69 ↓ -88%
ACCESS MEDI-CAL ACCESS MEDI-CAL $154.69 ↓ -88%
AHP MEDI-CAL AHP MEDI-CAL $154.69 ↓ -88%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 $154.69 ↓ -88%
AVANTI MCAL AVANTI MCAL $154.69 ↓ -88%
BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $154.69 ↓ -88%
LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL $154.69 ↓ -88%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL $154.69 ↓ -88%
INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS $163.93 ↓ -87%
MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS $170.24 ↓ -87%
ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $177.89 ↓ -86%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $184.23 ↓ -86%
FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $185.62 ↓ -85%
PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS $189.15 ↓ -85%
PREFERRED HEALTHY PREFERRED HEALTHY $193.36 ↓ -85%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL $216.56 ↓ -83%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $226.98 ↓ -82%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $283.73 ↓ -78%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $353.88 ↓ -72%
BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL $386.71 ↓ -70%
CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL $541.40 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $749.15 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $832.39 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $998.85 ↓ -22%
BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA $1,600.00 ↑ +25%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,690.51 ↑ +32%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,967.53 ↑ +54%
LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2,000.00 ↑ +56%
CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS $2,381.00 ↑ +86%
SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS $2,500.00 ↑ +96%
PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,699.14 ↑ +111%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $2,699.14 ↑ +111%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $2,838.36 ↑ +122%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,841.20 ↑ +122%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $2,912.23 ↑ +128%
KAISER- ALL PLANS KAISER- ALL PLANS $2,912.23 ↑ +128%
CIGNA CIGNA $3,004.57 ↑ +135%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,004.57 ↑ +135%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,211.98 ↑ +151%
HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,245.00 ↑ +154%
HEALTHNET COMM CARE HEALTHNET COMM CARE $3,313.55 ↑ +159%
OPTUM MCR ADV OPTUM MCR ADV $3,409.44 ↑ +167%
OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,409.44 ↑ +167%
UHC SIGNATURE UHC SIGNATURE $3,551.50 ↑ +178%
HCPAMG - ALL PLANS HCPAMG - ALL PLANS $3,558.60 ↑ +178%
FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS $4,119.74 ↑ +222%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $4,616.95 ↑ +261%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $5,327.25 ↑ +317%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $5,327.25 ↑ +317%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $5,327.25 ↑ +317%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $5,682.40 ↑ +344%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $5,895.49 ↑ +361%
HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS $6,037.55 ↑ +372%
NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS $6,037.55 ↑ +372%
TRPN - ALL PLANS TRPN - ALL PLANS $6,037.55 ↑ +372%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $6,392.70 ↑ +400%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $10,867.59 ↑ +750%

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CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,349.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $629.41 $226.81 – $1,437.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,349.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,349.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,349.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,294.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,294.80 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,349.60 not published

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