#mec-opiates 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

$1.26

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.

$7.00

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.

$0.04 with AETNA - ALL PLANS vs $212.42 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
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $0.04 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $0.95 ↓ -25%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.11 ↓ -12%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $1.20 ↓ -5%
PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.52 ↑ +21%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1.52 ↑ +21%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1.60 ↑ +27%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.60 ↑ +27%
KAISER- ALL PLANS KAISER- ALL PLANS $1.64 ↑ +30%
CIGNA CIGNA $1.69 ↑ +34%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.69 ↑ +34%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.81 ↑ +44%
HEALTHNET COMM CARE HEALTHNET COMM CARE $1.87 ↑ +48%
OPTUM MCR ADV OPTUM MCR ADV $1.92 ↑ +52%
OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.92 ↑ +52%
UHC SIGNATURE UHC SIGNATURE $2.00 ↑ +59%
CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS $2.00 ↑ +59%
HCPAMG - ALL PLANS HCPAMG - ALL PLANS $2.00 ↑ +59%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $2.04 ↑ +62%
LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2.20 ↑ +75%
HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.20 ↑ +75%
FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS $2.32 ↑ +84%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $2.60 ↑ +106%
SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS $2.60 ↑ +106%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $3.00 ↑ +138%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $3.00 ↑ +138%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $3.00 ↑ +138%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $3.20 ↑ +154%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $3.32 ↑ +163%
HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS $3.40 ↑ +170%
TRPN - ALL PLANS TRPN - ALL PLANS $3.40 ↑ +170%
NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS $3.40 ↑ +170%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $3.60 ↑ +186%
BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA $3.60 ↑ +186%
AVANTI MCAL AVANTI MCAL $4.00 ↑ +217%
BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $4.00 ↑ +217%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 $4.00 ↑ +217%
AHP MEDI-CAL AHP MEDI-CAL $4.00 ↑ +217%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL $4.00 ↑ +217%
ACCESS MEDI-CAL ACCESS MEDI-CAL $4.00 ↑ +217%
LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL $4.00 ↑ +217%
MOLINA MEDI-CAL MOLINA MEDI-CAL $4.00 ↑ +217%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL $4.00 ↑ +217%
PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL $4.00 ↑ +217%
PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP $4.00 ↑ +217%
PREFERRED MEDI-CAL PREFERRED MEDI-CAL $4.00 ↑ +217%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $4.00 ↑ +217%
ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.60 ↑ +265%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $4.76 ↑ +278%
FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $4.80 ↑ +281%
PREFERRED HEALTHY PREFERRED HEALTHY $5.00 ↑ +297%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL $5.60 ↑ +344%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $6.12 ↑ +386%
BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL $10.00 ↑ +694%
CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL $14.00 ↑ +1011%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $159.32 ↑ +12544%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $177.02 ↑ +13949%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $212.42 ↑ +16759%

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#mec-opiates at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $80.08 $29.00 – $29.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $80.08 $29.00 – $29.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $80.08 $29.00 – $29.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $80.08 $29.00 – $29.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $76.44 $18.00 – $18.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $76.44 $18.00 – $18.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $80.08 $29.00 – $29.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $3.76 $2.46 – $5.82

All California hospitals for this procedure →