Ascenda two piece catheter at Northridge Hospital Medical Center

18300 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1417089350

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$19,059.89

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.

$68,315.00

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.

$11,292.00 with Healthcare Partners vs $56,460.00 with US Behavioral Health — 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
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $11,292.00 ↓ -41%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $12,985.80 ↓ -32%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $12,985.80 ↓ -32%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $14,115.00 ↓ -26%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $14,115.00 ↓ -26%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $14,115.00 ↓ -26%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $14,115.00 ↓ -26%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $15,244.20 ↓ -20%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $16,938.00 ↓ -11%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $16,938.00 ↓ -11%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $17,502.60 ↓ -8%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $20,890.20 ↑ +10%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $21,454.80 ↑ +13%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $21,454.80 ↑ +13%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $23,713.20 ↑ +24%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Vivity $23,813.00 ↑ +25%
United Commercial|HMO $25,971.60 ↑ +36%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $27,665.40 ↑ +45%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $36,134.40 ↑ +90%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $36,699.00 ↑ +93%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $45,168.00 ↑ +137%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $45,168.00 ↑ +137%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $47,991.00 ↑ +152%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $47,991.00 ↑ +152%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $48,555.60 ↑ +155%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $48,555.60 ↑ +155%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $48,555.60 ↑ +155%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $49,120.20 ↑ +158%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $50,249.40 ↑ +164%
US Behavioral Health Commercial|All Plans $56,460.00 ↑ +196%

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Ascenda two piece catheter at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $22,951.20 $9,631.92 – $31,303.74
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $38,632.50 not published
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $22,428.49 $9,231.28 – $39,333.28
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $20,541.98 $7,625.84 – $39,333.28
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $21,601.48 $11,148.75 – $40,135.50
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $21,368.58 $11,148.75 – $43,257.15
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $36,345.46 not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $15,172.50 not published

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