Ghs central line insert < age 5, failed 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

$1,594.80

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.

$8,860.00

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.

$86.50 with AHP MEDI-CAL vs $13,555.80 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
AHP MEDI-CAL AHP MEDI-CAL $86.50 ↓ -95%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $86.50 ↓ -95%
PREFERRED MEDI-CAL PREFERRED MEDI-CAL $86.50 ↓ -95%
PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP $86.50 ↓ -95%
PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL $86.50 ↓ -95%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL $86.50 ↓ -95%
MOLINA MEDI-CAL MOLINA MEDI-CAL $86.50 ↓ -95%
LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL $86.50 ↓ -95%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL $86.50 ↓ -95%
BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $86.50 ↓ -95%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 $86.50 ↓ -95%
ACCESS MEDI-CAL ACCESS MEDI-CAL $86.50 ↓ -95%
ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $99.48 ↓ -94%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $103.02 ↓ -94%
FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $103.80 ↓ -93%
PREFERRED HEALTHY PREFERRED HEALTHY $108.13 ↓ -93%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $112.28 ↓ -93%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL $121.10 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $758.98 ↓ -52%
CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL $1,100.00 ↓ -31%
BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL $1,100.00 ↓ -31%
BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA $1,600.00 ↑ +0%
UHC SIGNATURE UHC SIGNATURE $1,826.00 ↑ +14%
CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS $2,381.00 ↑ +49%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $2,621.00 ↑ +64%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $2,831.00 ↑ +78%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,980.00 ↑ +87%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,028.00 ↑ +90%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $3,364.00 ↑ +111%
PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,366.80 ↑ +111%
AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,451.89 ↑ +116%
ACCESS GROUP ACCESS GROUP $3,451.89 ↑ +116%
LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,451.89 ↑ +116%
SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS $3,500.00 ↑ +119%
KAISER- ALL PLANS KAISER- ALL PLANS $3,632.60 ↑ +128%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,747.78 ↑ +135%
CIGNA CIGNA $3,747.78 ↑ +135%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $3,953.95 ↑ +148%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,037.00 ↑ +153%
PREFERRED SENIOR PREFERRED SENIOR $4,061.05 ↑ +155%
AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,061.05 ↑ +155%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $4,061.05 ↑ +155%
BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS $4,061.05 ↑ +155%
BS VA MCARE BS VA MCARE $4,061.05 ↑ +155%
CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,061.05 ↑ +155%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,061.05 ↑ +155%
ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,061.05 ↑ +155%
AHP SENIOR AHP SENIOR $4,061.05 ↑ +155%
SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $4,061.05 ↑ +155%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS $4,061.05 ↑ +155%
ALTAMED CONNECT ALTAMED CONNECT $4,061.05 ↑ +155%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $4,061.05 ↑ +155%
CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS $4,061.05 ↑ +155%
FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY $4,061.05 ↑ +155%
HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS $4,061.05 ↑ +155%
LASALLE MG SENIOR LASALLE MG SENIOR $4,061.05 ↑ +155%
MOLINA MCARE MOLINA MCARE $4,061.05 ↑ +155%
HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,164.20 ↑ +161%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,188.12 ↑ +163%
OPTUM MCR ADV OPTUM MCR ADV $4,199.64 ↑ +163%
OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,199.64 ↑ +163%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $4,223.49 ↑ +165%
FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,264.10 ↑ +167%
HEALTHNET COMM CARE HEALTHNET COMM CARE $4,305.07 ↑ +170%
HCPAMG - ALL PLANS HCPAMG - ALL PLANS $4,376.84 ↑ +174%
LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $4,500.00 ↑ +182%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,561.12 ↑ +186%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $4,670.21 ↑ +193%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $4,873.26 ↑ +206%
PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,873.26 ↑ +206%
FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS $5,138.80 ↑ +222%
INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS $5,279.37 ↑ +231%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE $5,279.37 ↑ +231%
MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS $5,482.42 ↑ +244%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $5,759.00 ↑ +261%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $5,823.00 ↑ +265%
PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS $6,091.58 ↑ +282%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $6,645.00 ↑ +317%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $6,645.00 ↑ +317%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $6,645.00 ↑ +317%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $7,088.00 ↑ +344%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $7,309.89 ↑ +358%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $7,353.80 ↑ +361%
NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS $7,531.00 ↑ +372%
HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS $7,531.00 ↑ +372%
TRPN - ALL PLANS TRPN - ALL PLANS $7,531.00 ↑ +372%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $7,974.00 ↑ +400%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $8,884.00 ↑ +457%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $9,137.36 ↑ +473%
AVANTI MCAL AVANTI MCAL $13,290.00 ↑ +733%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $13,555.80 ↑ +750%

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Ghs central line insert < age 5, failed at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,379.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,179.54 $122.09 – $5,386.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,379.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,379.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,379.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,173.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,173.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $4,379.20 not published

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