Ghs refill of implantable pump 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

$199.08

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.

$1,106.00

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.

$64.28 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $4,037.00 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $64.28 ↓ -68%
PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP $71.03 ↓ -64%
ACCESS MEDI-CAL ACCESS MEDI-CAL $71.03 ↓ -64%
AHP MEDI-CAL AHP MEDI-CAL $71.03 ↓ -64%
PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL $71.03 ↓ -64%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 $71.03 ↓ -64%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $71.03 ↓ -64%
MOLINA MEDI-CAL MOLINA MEDI-CAL $71.03 ↓ -64%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL $71.03 ↓ -64%
PREFERRED MEDI-CAL PREFERRED MEDI-CAL $71.03 ↓ -64%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL $71.03 ↓ -64%
BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $71.03 ↓ -64%
LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL $71.03 ↓ -64%
AVANTI MCAL AVANTI MCAL $71.03 ↓ -64%
ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $81.69 ↓ -59%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $84.60 ↓ -58%
FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $85.24 ↓ -57%
PREFERRED HEALTHY PREFERRED HEALTHY $88.79 ↓ -55%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL $99.44 ↓ -50%
BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL $177.58 ↓ -11%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $232.53 ↑ +17%
CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL $248.61 ↑ +25%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $270.63 ↑ +36%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $293.10 ↑ +47%
ACCESS GROUP ACCESS GROUP $361.10 ↑ +81%
AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS $361.10 ↑ +81%
LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $361.10 ↑ +81%
PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS $371.26 ↑ +86%
KAISER- ALL PLANS KAISER- ALL PLANS $400.57 ↑ +101%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $413.27 ↑ +108%
CIGNA CIGNA $413.27 ↑ +108%
FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY $424.83 ↑ +113%
SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $424.83 ↑ +113%
PREFERRED SENIOR PREFERRED SENIOR $424.83 ↑ +113%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $424.83 ↑ +113%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $424.83 ↑ +113%
MOLINA MCARE MOLINA MCARE $424.83 ↑ +113%
LASALLE MG SENIOR LASALLE MG SENIOR $424.83 ↑ +113%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $424.83 ↑ +113%
HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS $424.83 ↑ +113%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE $424.83 ↑ +113%
ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS $424.83 ↑ +113%
AHP SENIOR AHP SENIOR $424.83 ↑ +113%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS $424.83 ↑ +113%
ALTAMED CONNECT ALTAMED CONNECT $424.83 ↑ +113%
AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $424.83 ↑ +113%
CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS $424.83 ↑ +113%
BS VA MCARE BS VA MCARE $424.83 ↑ +113%
CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $424.83 ↑ +113%
BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS $424.83 ↑ +113%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $441.80 ↑ +122%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $441.82 ↑ +122%
FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $446.07 ↑ +124%
HEALTHNET COMM CARE HEALTHNET COMM CARE $455.77 ↑ +129%
OPTUM MCR ADV OPTUM MCR ADV $468.96 ↑ +136%
OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS $468.96 ↑ +136%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $474.82 ↑ +139%
CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS $488.50 ↑ +145%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $488.55 ↑ +145%
HCPAMG - ALL PLANS HCPAMG - ALL PLANS $489.48 ↑ +146%
PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $509.79 ↑ +156%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $509.79 ↑ +156%
LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $537.35 ↑ +170%
HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS $537.35 ↑ +170%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $547.12 ↑ +175%
INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS $552.28 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS $566.66 ↑ +185%
MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS $573.52 ↑ +188%
UHC SIGNATURE UHC SIGNATURE $579.00 ↑ +191%
SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS $635.05 ↑ +219%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $635.05 ↑ +219%
PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS $637.24 ↑ +220%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $732.75 ↑ +268%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $732.75 ↑ +268%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $732.75 ↑ +268%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $764.69 ↑ +284%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $776.00 ↑ +290%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $781.60 ↑ +293%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $810.91 ↑ +307%
TRPN - ALL PLANS TRPN - ALL PLANS $830.45 ↑ +317%
NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS $830.45 ↑ +317%
HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS $830.45 ↑ +317%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $840.00 ↑ +322%
BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA $879.30 ↑ +342%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $879.30 ↑ +342%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $884.00 ↑ +344%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $955.86 ↑ +380%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $1,494.81 ↑ +651%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,028.00 ↑ +1421%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $3,364.00 ↑ +1590%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,037.00 ↑ +1928%

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Ghs refill of implantable pump at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,019.20 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,019.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,019.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,019.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $785.20 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $785.20 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,019.20 not published
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $785.20 not published

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