Mr spectroscopy 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

$1,717.38

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.

$9,541.00

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 $33,393.50 with CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL — 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 ↓ -95%
ACCESS GROUP ACCESS GROUP $95.14 ↓ -94%
LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $95.14 ↓ -94%
AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS $95.14 ↓ -94%
BS VA MCARE BS VA MCARE $111.93 ↓ -93%
CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $111.93 ↓ -93%
PREFERRED SENIOR PREFERRED SENIOR $111.93 ↓ -93%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $111.93 ↓ -93%
SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $111.93 ↓ -93%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $111.93 ↓ -93%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $111.93 ↓ -93%
MOLINA MCARE MOLINA MCARE $111.93 ↓ -93%
LASALLE MG SENIOR LASALLE MG SENIOR $111.93 ↓ -93%
HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS $111.93 ↓ -93%
ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS $111.93 ↓ -93%
AHP SENIOR AHP SENIOR $111.93 ↓ -93%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE $111.93 ↓ -93%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS $111.93 ↓ -93%
ALTAMED CONNECT ALTAMED CONNECT $111.93 ↓ -93%
FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY $111.93 ↓ -93%
AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $111.93 ↓ -93%
CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS $111.93 ↓ -93%
BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS $111.93 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $116.41 ↓ -93%
FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $117.53 ↓ -93%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $128.72 ↓ -93%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $134.31 ↓ -92%
PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $134.31 ↓ -92%
INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS $145.51 ↓ -92%
MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS $151.10 ↓ -91%
PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS $167.89 ↓ -90%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $201.47 ↓ -88%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $251.84 ↓ -85%
CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS $635.00 ↓ -63%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $1,478.36 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,533.07 ↓ -11%
BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA $1,600.00 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $1,703.43 ↓ -1%
LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2,000.00 ↑ +16%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,044.20 ↑ +19%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,270.76 ↑ +32%
HEALTHNET COMM CARE HEALTHNET COMM CARE $2,335.00 ↑ +36%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,367.81 ↑ +38%
CIGNA CIGNA $2,367.81 ↑ +38%
SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS $2,500.00 ↑ +46%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,593.00 ↑ +51%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,642.86 ↑ +54%
HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,245.00 ↑ +89%
PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,625.58 ↑ +111%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $3,625.58 ↑ +111%
HCPAMG - ALL PLANS HCPAMG - ALL PLANS $3,773.00 ↑ +120%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $3,812.58 ↑ +122%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,816.40 ↑ +122%
KAISER- ALL PLANS KAISER- ALL PLANS $3,911.81 ↑ +128%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $3,911.81 ↑ +128%
OPTUM MCR ADV OPTUM MCR ADV $3,964.00 ↑ +131%
OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,964.00 ↑ +131%
UHC SIGNATURE UHC SIGNATURE $4,770.50 ↑ +178%
FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS $5,533.78 ↑ +222%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $6,201.65 ↑ +261%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $7,155.75 ↑ +317%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $7,155.75 ↑ +317%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $7,155.75 ↑ +317%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $7,632.80 ↑ +344%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $7,919.03 ↑ +361%
TRPN - ALL PLANS TRPN - ALL PLANS $8,109.85 ↑ +372%
HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS $8,109.85 ↑ +372%
NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS $8,109.85 ↑ +372%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $8,586.90 ↑ +400%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL $9,541.00 ↑ +456%
ACCESS MEDI-CAL ACCESS MEDI-CAL $9,541.00 ↑ +456%
AHP MEDI-CAL AHP MEDI-CAL $9,541.00 ↑ +456%
LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL $9,541.00 ↑ +456%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 $9,541.00 ↑ +456%
MOLINA MEDI-CAL MOLINA MEDI-CAL $9,541.00 ↑ +456%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL $9,541.00 ↑ +456%
PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL $9,541.00 ↑ +456%
PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP $9,541.00 ↑ +456%
PREFERRED MEDI-CAL PREFERRED MEDI-CAL $9,541.00 ↑ +456%
AVANTI MCAL AVANTI MCAL $9,541.00 ↑ +456%
BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $9,541.00 ↑ +456%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $9,541.00 ↑ +456%
ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $10,972.15 ↑ +539%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $11,363.33 ↑ +562%
FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $11,449.20 ↑ +567%
PREFERRED HEALTHY PREFERRED HEALTHY $11,926.25 ↑ +594%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL $13,357.40 ↑ +678%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $14,597.73 ↑ +750%
BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL $23,852.50 ↑ +1289%
CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL $33,393.50 ↑ +1844%

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Mr spectroscopy at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,912.00 $647.00 – $647.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,577.20 $111.88 – $4,589.52
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,912.00 $647.00 – $647.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,912.00 $647.00 – $647.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,912.00 $647.00 – $647.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,080.00 $425.00 – $425.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,080.00 $425.00 – $425.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $2,912.00 $647.00 – $647.00

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