Sterile water/saline, 10 ml 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

$36.72

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.

$204.00

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.

$0.53 with LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $193.66 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
LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.53 ↓ -99%
AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.53 ↓ -99%
ACCESS GROUP ACCESS GROUP $0.53 ↓ -99%
BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA $0.56 ↓ -98%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS $0.62 ↓ -98%
AHP SENIOR AHP SENIOR $0.62 ↓ -98%
AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.62 ↓ -98%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.62 ↓ -98%
ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.62 ↓ -98%
MOLINA MCARE MOLINA MCARE $0.62 ↓ -98%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $0.62 ↓ -98%
FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY $0.62 ↓ -98%
CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.62 ↓ -98%
PREFERRED SENIOR PREFERRED SENIOR $0.62 ↓ -98%
ALTAMED CONNECT ALTAMED CONNECT $0.62 ↓ -98%
HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS $0.62 ↓ -98%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $0.62 ↓ -98%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE $0.62 ↓ -98%
CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS $0.62 ↓ -98%
SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $0.62 ↓ -98%
LASALLE MG SENIOR LASALLE MG SENIOR $0.62 ↓ -98%
BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS $0.62 ↓ -98%
BS VA MCARE BS VA MCARE $0.62 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $0.64 ↓ -98%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $0.64 ↓ -98%
FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.65 ↓ -98%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $0.71 ↓ -98%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $0.74 ↓ -98%
PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.74 ↓ -98%
INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS $0.81 ↓ -98%
MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.84 ↓ -98%
PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS $0.93 ↓ -97%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $0.95 ↓ -97%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1.12 ↓ -97%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $1.40 ↓ -96%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $13.17 ↓ -64%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $15.33 ↓ -58%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $16.60 ↓ -55%
PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS $21.03 ↓ -43%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $21.03 ↓ -43%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $22.11 ↓ -40%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $22.13 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $22.44 ↓ -39%
KAISER- ALL PLANS KAISER- ALL PLANS $22.69 ↓ -38%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $23.40 ↓ -36%
CIGNA CIGNA $23.40 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $24.93 ↓ -32%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.93 ↓ -32%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $25.02 ↓ -32%
HEALTHNET COMM CARE HEALTHNET COMM CARE $25.81 ↓ -30%
OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS $26.56 ↓ -28%
OPTUM MCR ADV OPTUM MCR ADV $26.56 ↓ -28%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $26.89 ↓ -27%
CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS $27.67 ↓ -25%
UHC SIGNATURE UHC SIGNATURE $27.67 ↓ -25%
HCPAMG - ALL PLANS HCPAMG - ALL PLANS $27.72 ↓ -25%
LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $30.43 ↓ -17%
HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS $30.43 ↓ -17%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $30.98 ↓ -16%
FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS $32.09 ↓ -13%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $35.96 ↓ -2%
SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS $35.96 ↓ -2%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $41.50 ↑ +13%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $41.50 ↑ +13%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $41.50 ↑ +13%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $44.26 ↑ +21%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $45.92 ↑ +25%
HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS $47.03 ↑ +28%
NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS $47.03 ↑ +28%
TRPN - ALL PLANS TRPN - ALL PLANS $47.03 ↑ +28%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $49.80 ↑ +36%
PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP PREFERRED IPA LA CARE MCAL CAP $55.33 ↑ +51%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 ALTA LOS ANGELES MCAL 1/1/19 $55.33 ↑ +51%
AVANTI MCAL AVANTI MCAL $55.33 ↑ +51%
AHP MEDI-CAL AHP MEDI-CAL $55.33 ↑ +51%
ACCESS MEDI-CAL ACCESS MEDI-CAL $55.33 ↑ +51%
BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY BELLA VISTA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $55.33 ↑ +51%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL HEALTHCARE INC MEDI-CAL $55.33 ↑ +51%
LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL LASALLE MG MEDI-CAL $55.33 ↑ +51%
MOLINA MEDI-CAL MOLINA MEDI-CAL $55.33 ↑ +51%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDI-CAL $55.33 ↑ +51%
PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL PACIFIC IPA MEDI-CAL $55.33 ↑ +51%
PREFERRED MEDI-CAL PREFERRED MEDI-CAL $55.33 ↑ +51%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $55.33 ↑ +51%
ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS ALTAMED MEDI-CAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $63.63 ↑ +73%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $65.90 ↑ +79%
FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MEDI-CAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $66.40 ↑ +81%
PREFERRED HEALTHY PREFERRED HEALTHY $69.16 ↑ +88%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS MCAL $77.46 ↑ +111%
BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL BLUE SHIELD MEDI-CAL $138.33 ↑ +277%
CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL CARE FIRST MEDI-CAL $193.66 ↑ +427%

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Sterile water/saline, 10 ml at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $7.91 $0.63 – $4.52
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $13.66 $0.63 – $17.63
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $7.96 $0.63 – $5.85
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $10.04 $0.57 – $9.38
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo $2.88 $0.63 – $6.50
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano $5.98 $0.57 – $8.53
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $13.93 $5.98 – $17.95
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake $20.70 $4.81 – $7.93

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