Total tau 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

$54.00

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.

$300.00

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.

$71.40 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $459.00 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
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $71.40 ↑ +32%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $83.10 ↑ +54%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $90.00 ↑ +67%
LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS LASALLE MG COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $109.58 ↑ +103%
AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS AHP - ALL OTHER PLANS $109.58 ↑ +103%
ACCESS GROUP ACCESS GROUP $109.58 ↑ +103%
PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC IPA - ALL OTHER PLANS $114.00 ↑ +111%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $114.00 ↑ +111%
BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA BELLA VISTA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLA $116.03 ↑ +115%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $119.88 ↑ +122%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $120.00 ↑ +122%
KAISER- ALL PLANS KAISER- ALL PLANS $123.00 ↑ +128%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $126.90 ↑ +135%
CIGNA CIGNA $126.90 ↑ +135%
MOLINA MCARE MOLINA MCARE $128.92 ↑ +139%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $128.92 ↑ +139%
PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS PACIFIC ALLIANCE MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $128.92 ↑ +139%
HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS HUMANA MCARE - ALL PLANS $128.92 ↑ +139%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $128.92 ↑ +139%
HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE HEALTHCARE INC MEDICARE $128.92 ↑ +139%
AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS AVANTI MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $128.92 ↑ +139%
LASALLE MG SENIOR LASALLE MG SENIOR $128.92 ↑ +139%
ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS ALTA LOS ANGELES MCR 1/1/19-ALL OTHER PLANS $128.92 ↑ +139%
ALTAMED CONNECT ALTAMED CONNECT $128.92 ↑ +139%
BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS BRAND NEW DAY MCARE - ALL PLANS $128.92 ↑ +139%
FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY FCS IPA MCR ADVAN OP/PROFEE ONLY $128.92 ↑ +139%
CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS CLEVER CARE - ALL PLANS $128.92 ↑ +139%
CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS CARE FIRST MCARE - ALL OTHER PLANS $128.92 ↑ +139%
BS VA MCARE BS VA MCARE $128.92 ↑ +139%
PREFERRED SENIOR PREFERRED SENIOR $128.92 ↑ +139%
ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS ACCESS SENIOR - ALL OTHER PLANS $128.92 ↑ +139%
SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS SUNLIGHT LIVING HLTH MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $128.92 ↑ +139%
AHP SENIOR AHP SENIOR $128.92 ↑ +139%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $134.08 ↑ +148%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $135.15 ↑ +150%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $135.15 ↑ +150%
FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS FCS IPA OP/PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $135.37 ↑ +151%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $135.66 ↑ +151%
HEALTHNET COMM CARE HEALTHNET COMM CARE $139.95 ↑ +159%
OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS OPTUM HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS $144.00 ↑ +167%
OPTUM MCR ADV OPTUM MCR ADV $144.00 ↑ +167%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $145.80 ↑ +170%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $148.26 ↑ +175%
CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS CAREMORE MCARE - ALL PLANS $150.00 ↑ +178%
UHC SIGNATURE UHC SIGNATURE $150.00 ↑ +178%
HCPAMG - ALL PLANS HCPAMG - ALL PLANS $150.30 ↑ +178%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $153.00 ↑ +183%
ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS ASSOC HISPANIC PHYSCNS HMO/MCR ADV-ALL OTHER PLANS $154.70 ↑ +186%
PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS PREFERRED COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $154.70 ↑ +186%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $164.83 ↑ +205%
HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHCARE INC - ALL OTHER PLANS $165.00 ↑ +206%
LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS LA CARE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $165.00 ↑ +206%
INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS INTERGRATED MEDICAL - ALL PLANS $167.60 ↑ +210%
FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEATLH PPO - ALL PLANS $174.00 ↑ +222%
MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS MOLINA BENEFIT EXCHANGE - ALL OTHER PLANS $174.04 ↑ +222%
PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS PHP-PROSPECT HEALTH PLAN CAP - ALL PLANS $193.38 ↑ +258%
SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS SCAN HEALTH MCARE - ALL PLANS $195.00 ↑ +261%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $195.00 ↑ +261%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $225.00 ↑ +317%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $225.00 ↑ +317%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $225.00 ↑ +317%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $232.06 ↑ +330%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $240.00 ↑ +344%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $249.00 ↑ +361%
HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHMANNET - ALL PLANS $255.00 ↑ +372%
NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS NEXT INC PPO - ALL PLANS $255.00 ↑ +372%
TRPN - ALL PLANS TRPN - ALL PLANS $255.00 ↑ +372%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $270.00 ↑ +400%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $290.07 ↑ +437%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $459.00 ↑ +750%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $19.04 $120.00 – $120.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $19.04 $120.00 – $120.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $19.04 $120.00 – $120.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $19.04 $120.00 – $120.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $19.04 $120.00 – $120.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $251.03 $164.41 – $388.97
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $19.04 $120.00 – $120.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $19.04 $120.00 – $120.00

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