Decompress spinal cord lmbr 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

$962.28

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.

$5,346.00

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.

$227.10 with ACCESS MEDI-CAL vs $4,437.18 with MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL 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
ACCESS MEDI-CAL ACCESS MEDI-CAL $227.10 ↓ -76%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $227.10 ↓ -76%
LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL $227.10 ↓ -76%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL $227.10 ↓ -76%
PREFERRED MEDI-CAL PREFERRED MEDI-CAL $227.10 ↓ -76%
ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $227.10 ↓ -76%
BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL $227.10 ↓ -76%
PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL $227.10 ↓ -76%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL $227.10 ↓ -76%
CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL $227.10 ↓ -76%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $227.10 ↓ -76%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $270.48 ↓ -72%
FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $272.52 ↓ -72%
PROSPECT MG MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY PROSPECT MG MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $300.00 ↓ -69%
PROSPECT MG COM/POS PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLAN PROSPECT MG COM/POS PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLAN $300.00 ↓ -69%
PROSPECT MG MCAL PROFEE ONLY PROSPECT MG MCAL PROFEE ONLY $300.00 ↓ -69%
HCLA MCAL PROFEE ONLY HCLA MCAL PROFEE ONLY $317.94 ↓ -67%
GLOBAL CARE MCAL PROFEE ONLY GLOBAL CARE MCAL PROFEE ONLY $317.94 ↓ -67%
BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $317.94 ↓ -67%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL $317.94 ↓ -67%
AHP MEDI-CAL AHP MEDI-CAL $317.94 ↓ -67%
EL PROYECTO MCAL PROFEE ONLY EL PROYECTO MCAL PROFEE ONLY $317.94 ↓ -67%
MOLINA MEDI-CAL MOLINA MEDI-CAL $363.36 ↓ -62%
LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,221.23 ↑ +27%
ACCESS GROUP ACCESS GROUP $1,221.23 ↑ +27%
LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
AHP SENIOR AHP SENIOR $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
ALTAMED CONNECT ALTAMED CONNECT $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
BS VA MCARE BS VA MCARE $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
EL PROYECTO COMM PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS EL PROYECTO COMM PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
EL PROYECTO MCR PROFEE ONLY EL PROYECTO MCR PROFEE ONLY $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
GLOBAL CARE COMM PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS GLOBAL CARE COMM PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
GLOBAL CARE MCR PROFEE ONLY GLOBAL CARE MCR PROFEE ONLY $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
HCLA COMM PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS HCLA COMM PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
HCLA MCR PROFEE ONLY HCLA MCR PROFEE ONLY $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
LASALLE MG SENIOR LASALLE MG SENIOR $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
PREFERRED SENIOR PREFERRED SENIOR $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,436.74 ↑ +49%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $1,461.36 ↑ +52%
FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,508.58 ↑ +57%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,580.41 ↑ +64%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $1,610.56 ↑ +67%
MOLINA MCARE MOLINA MCARE $1,652.25 ↑ +72%
MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,652.25 ↑ +72%
CIGNA CIGNA $1,717.81 ↑ +79%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,717.81 ↑ +79%
PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,724.09 ↑ +79%
UHC SIGNATURE UHC SIGNATURE $1,741.75 ↑ +81%
INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS $1,867.76 ↑ +94%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,962.46 ↑ +104%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,962.46 ↑ +104%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,962.46 ↑ +104%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $1,997.07 ↑ +108%
HEALTHNET COMM CARE HEALTHNET COMM CARE $2,093.33 ↑ +118%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,093.33 ↑ +118%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $2,155.11 ↑ +124%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $2,198.21 ↑ +128%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,303.26 ↑ +139%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,434.04 ↑ +153%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $3,817.31 ↑ +297%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,817.31 ↑ +297%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $4,437.18 ↑ +361%

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