Myelography via inj w/s&i 2+ regions 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

$789.30

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.

$4,385.00

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.

$265.05 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $8,884.00 with WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL 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 $265.05 ↓ -66%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $758.98 ↓ -4%
ACCESS GROUP ACCESS GROUP $857.01 ↑ +9%
AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS $857.01 ↑ +9%
LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $857.01 ↑ +9%
PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS $900.60 ↑ +14%
KAISER- ALL PLANS KAISER- ALL PLANS $971.70 ↑ +23%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,002.51 ↑ +27%
CIGNA CIGNA $1,002.51 ↑ +27%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,008.25 ↑ +28%
SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,008.25 ↑ +28%
PREFERRED SENIOR PREFERRED SENIOR $1,008.25 ↑ +28%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,008.25 ↑ +28%
CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,008.25 ↑ +28%
MOLINA MCARE MOLINA MCARE $1,008.25 ↑ +28%
LASALLE MG SENIOR LASALLE MG SENIOR $1,008.25 ↑ +28%
HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS $1,008.25 ↑ +28%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $1,008.25 ↑ +28%
FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY $1,008.25 ↑ +28%
CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS $1,008.25 ↑ +28%
ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,008.25 ↑ +28%
AHP SENIOR AHP SENIOR $1,008.25 ↑ +28%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,008.25 ↑ +28%
ALTAMED CONNECT ALTAMED CONNECT $1,008.25 ↑ +28%
AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,008.25 ↑ +28%
BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS $1,008.25 ↑ +28%
BS VA MCARE BS VA MCARE $1,008.25 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $1,048.58 ↑ +33%
FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,058.66 ↑ +34%
BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL $1,100.00 ↑ +39%
CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL $1,100.00 ↑ +39%
HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,113.90 ↑ +41%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,120.30 ↑ +42%
OPTUM MCR ADV OPTUM MCR ADV $1,123.38 ↑ +42%
OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,123.38 ↑ +42%
HEALTHNET COMM CARE HEALTHNET COMM CARE $1,151.58 ↑ +46%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $1,159.49 ↑ +47%
HCPAMG - ALL PLANS HCPAMG - ALL PLANS $1,170.78 ↑ +48%
CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS $1,185.00 ↑ +50%
PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,209.90 ↑ +53%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,209.90 ↑ +53%
LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $1,303.50 ↑ +65%
INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS $1,310.73 ↑ +66%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE $1,310.73 ↑ +66%
MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,361.14 ↑ +72%
FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS $1,374.60 ↑ +74%
PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS $1,512.38 ↑ +92%
SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS $1,540.50 ↑ +95%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $1,540.50 ↑ +95%
BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA $1,600.00 ↑ +103%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $1,777.50 ↑ +125%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $1,777.50 ↑ +125%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $1,777.50 ↑ +125%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,814.85 ↑ +130%
UHC SIGNATURE UHC SIGNATURE $1,826.00 ↑ +131%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $1,896.00 ↑ +140%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $1,967.10 ↑ +149%
TRPN - ALL PLANS TRPN - ALL PLANS $2,014.50 ↑ +155%
HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS $2,014.50 ↑ +155%
NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS $2,014.50 ↑ +155%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $2,133.00 ↑ +170%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $2,268.56 ↑ +187%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $2,621.00 ↑ +232%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $2,831.00 ↑ +259%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,980.00 ↑ +278%
AVANTI MCAL AVANTI MCAL $3,555.00 ↑ +350%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $3,626.10 ↑ +359%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $3,953.95 ↑ +401%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $4,245.00 ↑ +438%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,561.12 ↑ +478%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $4,717.00 ↑ +498%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $5,664.00 ↑ +618%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $5,823.00 ↑ +638%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $8,884.00 ↑ +1026%

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Myelography via inj w/s&i 2+ regions at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,203.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $811.62 $500.31 – $1,859.28
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,203.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,203.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,203.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,544.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,544.40 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $3,203.20 not published

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