Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inj major joint/bursa without Ultrasound guidance (both sides) at Northridge Hospital Medical Center
18300 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1417089350
$537.92
Cash price 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.
$1,928.00
Gross charge 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.
$52.54 with Gold Coast Health Plan vs $7,773.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Gold Coast Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $52.54 | ↓ -90% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $52.54 | ↓ -90% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $52.54 | ↓ -90% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $52.54 | ↓ -90% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $52.54 | ↓ -90% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $70.40 | ↓ -87% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $70.40 | ↓ -87% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|< 21 | $87.35 | ↓ -84% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|> 21 | $87.35 | ↓ -84% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $115.98 | ↓ -78% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $115.98 | ↓ -78% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $241.16 | ↓ -55% |
| Humana | Commercial|All Plans | $375.07 | ↓ -30% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↓ -30% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↓ -30% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $375.07 | ↓ -30% |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↓ -30% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↓ -30% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↓ -30% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↓ -30% |
| Central Health Plan | Commercial|All Plans | $375.07 | ↓ -30% |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↓ -30% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↓ -30% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Other Plans | $375.07 | ↓ -30% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↓ -30% |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $375.07 | ↓ -30% |
| HCLA | Medicare|Preferred IPA | $375.07 | ↓ -30% |
| MHN | Commercial|All Plans | $375.07 | ↓ -30% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $414.20 | ↓ -23% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $443.44 | ↓ -18% |
| LA Care | Commercial|All Plans | $468.84 | ↓ -13% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $482.00 | ↓ -10% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $482.00 | ↓ -10% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $653.00 | ↑ +21% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|All Other Plans | $816.00 | ↑ +52% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $944.72 | ↑ +76% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $1,041.12 | ↑ +94% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | $1,253.20 | ↑ +133% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $1,311.04 | ↑ +144% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $1,542.40 | ↑ +187% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $1,677.36 | ↑ +212% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $1,831.60 | ↑ +240% |
| US Behavioral Health | Commercial|All Plans | $1,928.00 | ↑ +258% |
| Health Net | Commercial|EPPO | $2,525.00 | ↑ +369% |
| Health Net | Commercial|Care Product | $3,013.00 | ↑ +460% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Vivity | $3,096.00 | ↑ +476% |
| Health Net | Commercial|All Other Plans | $3,391.00 | ↑ +530% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $5,674.00 | ↑ +955% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $7,773.00 | ↑ +1345% |
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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inj major joint/bursa without Ultrasound guidance (both sides) at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $454.65 | $64.62 – $682.44 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $1,035.83 | $96.71 – $959.33 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $1,317.84 | $413.65 – $1,687.00 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $752.00 | $52.54 – $994.70 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $1,094.24 | $31.05 – $117.60 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $605.25 | $52.54 – $876.12 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $348.00 | $52.54 – $738.40 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $338.75 | $52.54 – $729.17 |