MRI lower extremity other than joint without contrast (both sides) 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

$2,151.90

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.

$11,955.00

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.

$48.56 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $9,146.34 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $48.56 ↓ -98%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $85.22 ↓ -96%
AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS $260.85 ↓ -88%
ACCESS GROUP ACCESS GROUP $260.85 ↓ -88%
LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $260.85 ↓ -88%
ALTAMED CONNECT ALTAMED CONNECT $306.88 ↓ -86%
AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $306.88 ↓ -86%
BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS $306.88 ↓ -86%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $306.88 ↓ -86%
CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS $306.88 ↓ -86%
CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $306.88 ↓ -86%
AHP SENIOR AHP SENIOR $306.88 ↓ -86%
BS VA MCARE BS VA MCARE $306.88 ↓ -86%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS $306.88 ↓ -86%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $306.88 ↓ -86%
FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY $306.88 ↓ -86%
MOLINA MCARE MOLINA MCARE $306.88 ↓ -86%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $306.88 ↓ -86%
LASALLE MG SENIOR LASALLE MG SENIOR $306.88 ↓ -86%
SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $306.88 ↓ -86%
HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS $306.88 ↓ -86%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE $306.88 ↓ -86%
ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS $306.88 ↓ -86%
PREFERRED SENIOR PREFERRED SENIOR $306.88 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $319.16 ↓ -85%
FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $322.23 ↓ -85%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $352.91 ↓ -84%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $368.26 ↓ -83%
PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $368.26 ↓ -83%
INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS $398.95 ↓ -81%
MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS $414.29 ↓ -81%
PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS $460.32 ↓ -79%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $552.39 ↓ -74%
ACCESS MEDI-CAL ACCESS MEDI-CAL $612.88 ↓ -72%
PREFERRED MEDI-CAL PREFERRED MEDI-CAL $612.88 ↓ -72%
PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP $612.88 ↓ -72%
PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL $612.88 ↓ -72%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL $612.88 ↓ -72%
MOLINA MEDI-CAL MOLINA MEDI-CAL $612.88 ↓ -72%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $612.88 ↓ -72%
LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL $612.88 ↓ -72%
AHP MEDI-CAL AHP MEDI-CAL $612.88 ↓ -72%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 $612.88 ↓ -72%
AVANTI MCAL AVANTI MCAL $612.88 ↓ -72%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL $612.88 ↓ -72%
BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $612.88 ↓ -72%
CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS $635.00 ↓ -70%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $690.48 ↓ -68%
ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $704.81 ↓ -67%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $729.94 ↓ -66%
FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $735.45 ↓ -66%
PREFERRED HEALTHY PREFERRED HEALTHY $766.10 ↓ -64%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL $858.03 ↓ -60%
CIGNA CIGNA $1,412.07 ↓ -34%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,412.07 ↓ -34%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,422.76 ↓ -34%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $1,478.36 ↓ -31%
BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL $1,532.19 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,539.54 ↓ -28%
BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA $1,600.00 ↓ -26%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,655.91 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $1,710.62 ↓ -21%
LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2,000.00 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,052.83 ↓ -5%
CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL $2,145.07 ↓ -0%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $2,271.64 ↑ +6%
PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,271.64 ↑ +6%
HEALTHNET COMM CARE HEALTHNET COMM CARE $2,335.00 ↑ +9%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $2,388.81 ↑ +11%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,391.20 ↑ +11%
KAISER- ALL PLANS KAISER- ALL PLANS $2,450.98 ↑ +14%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $2,450.98 ↑ +14%
SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS $2,500.00 ↑ +16%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,593.00 ↑ +20%
OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,869.44 ↑ +33%
OPTUM MCR ADV OPTUM MCR ADV $2,869.44 ↑ +33%
UHC SIGNATURE UHC SIGNATURE $2,989.00 ↑ +39%
HCPAMG - ALL PLANS HCPAMG - ALL PLANS $2,994.98 ↑ +39%
HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,245.00 ↑ +51%
FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS $3,467.24 ↑ +61%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $3,885.70 ↑ +81%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $4,483.50 ↑ +108%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $4,483.50 ↑ +108%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $4,483.50 ↑ +108%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $4,782.40 ↑ +122%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $4,961.74 ↑ +131%
HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS $5,081.30 ↑ +136%
NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS $5,081.30 ↑ +136%
TRPN - ALL PLANS TRPN - ALL PLANS $5,081.30 ↑ +136%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $5,380.20 ↑ +150%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $9,146.34 ↑ +325%

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MRI lower extremity other than joint without contrast (both sides) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,589.60 $348.00 – $348.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,450.22 $307.13 – $2,582.58
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,589.60 $348.00 – $348.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,589.60 $348.00 – $348.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,589.60 $348.00 – $348.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,340.00 $227.00 – $227.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,340.00 $227.00 – $227.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $3,589.60 $348.00 – $348.00

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