Observation direct referral from physician office for admission 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

$199.98

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.

$1,111.00

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.

$75.00 with ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 vs $3,888.50 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
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 $75.00 ↓ -62%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $264.42 ↑ +32%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $307.75 ↑ +54%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $333.30 ↑ +67%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $387.52 ↑ +94%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $422.18 ↑ +111%
PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS $422.18 ↑ +111%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $430.51 ↑ +115%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $443.96 ↑ +122%
OPTUM MCR ADV OPTUM MCR ADV $444.40 ↑ +122%
OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS $444.40 ↑ +122%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $444.40 ↑ +122%
KAISER- ALL PLANS KAISER- ALL PLANS $455.51 ↑ +128%
CIGNA CIGNA $469.95 ↑ +135%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $469.95 ↑ +135%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $516.62 ↑ +158%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $539.95 ↑ +170%
UHC SIGNATURE UHC SIGNATURE $555.50 ↑ +178%
CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS $555.50 ↑ +178%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $601.27 ↑ +201%
LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $611.05 ↑ +206%
HEALTHNET COMM CARE HEALTHNET COMM CARE $619.49 ↑ +210%
FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS $644.38 ↑ +222%
AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS $651.06 ↑ +226%
ACCESS GROUP ACCESS GROUP $651.06 ↑ +226%
LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $651.06 ↑ +226%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $677.71 ↑ +239%
SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS $722.15 ↑ +261%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $722.15 ↑ +261%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $765.95 ↑ +283%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $765.95 ↑ +283%
ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS $765.95 ↑ +283%
AHP SENIOR AHP SENIOR $765.95 ↑ +283%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS $765.95 ↑ +283%
ALTAMED CONNECT ALTAMED CONNECT $765.95 ↑ +283%
AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $765.95 ↑ +283%
BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS $765.95 ↑ +283%
BS VA MCARE BS VA MCARE $765.95 ↑ +283%
CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $765.95 ↑ +283%
CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS $765.95 ↑ +283%
FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY $765.95 ↑ +283%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE $765.95 ↑ +283%
HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS $765.95 ↑ +283%
LASALLE MG SENIOR LASALLE MG SENIOR $765.95 ↑ +283%
MOLINA MCARE MOLINA MCARE $765.95 ↑ +283%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $765.95 ↑ +283%
PREFERRED SENIOR PREFERRED SENIOR $765.95 ↑ +283%
SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $765.95 ↑ +283%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $796.59 ↑ +298%
FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $804.25 ↑ +302%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $833.25 ↑ +317%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $833.25 ↑ +317%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $833.25 ↑ +317%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $888.80 ↑ +344%
PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $919.14 ↑ +360%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $919.14 ↑ +360%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $922.13 ↑ +361%
HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS $944.35 ↑ +372%
NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS $944.35 ↑ +372%
TRPN - ALL PLANS TRPN - ALL PLANS $944.35 ↑ +372%
INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS $995.74 ↑ +398%
BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA $999.90 ↑ +400%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $999.90 ↑ +400%
MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,034.04 ↑ +417%
PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL $1,111.00 ↑ +456%
BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $1,111.00 ↑ +456%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL $1,111.00 ↑ +456%
AVANTI MCAL AVANTI MCAL $1,111.00 ↑ +456%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL $1,111.00 ↑ +456%
PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP $1,111.00 ↑ +456%
PREFERRED MEDI-CAL PREFERRED MEDI-CAL $1,111.00 ↑ +456%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $1,111.00 ↑ +456%
LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL $1,111.00 ↑ +456%
MOLINA MEDI-CAL MOLINA MEDI-CAL $1,111.00 ↑ +456%
ACCESS MEDI-CAL ACCESS MEDI-CAL $1,111.00 ↑ +456%
AHP MEDI-CAL AHP MEDI-CAL $1,111.00 ↑ +456%
PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS $1,148.93 ↑ +475%
ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,277.65 ↑ +539%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1,323.20 ↑ +562%
FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $1,333.20 ↑ +567%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,378.71 ↑ +589%
PREFERRED HEALTHY PREFERRED HEALTHY $1,388.75 ↑ +594%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL $1,555.40 ↑ +678%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $1,699.83 ↑ +750%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $1,723.39 ↑ +762%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $1,850.00 ↑ +825%
HCPAMG - ALL PLANS HCPAMG - ALL PLANS $1,853.15 ↑ +827%
HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,200.00 ↑ +1000%
BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL $2,777.50 ↑ +1289%
CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL $3,888.50 ↑ +1844%

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Observation direct referral from physician office for admission at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,377.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $321.93 $63.00 – $3,227.50
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,377.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,377.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,377.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $353.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $353.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,377.60 not published

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