Brace ank aftr bioskn med lg at Northridge Hospital Medical Center
18300 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1417089350
$234.36
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.
$840.00
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.
$138.51 with HCLA vs $840.00 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.
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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| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $138.51 | ↓ -41% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $138.51 | ↓ -41% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $138.51 | ↓ -41% |
| Gold Coast Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $138.51 | ↓ -41% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $138.51 | ↓ -41% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $168.00 | ↓ -28% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $185.74 | ↓ -21% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $185.74 | ↓ -21% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $193.20 | ↓ -18% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $193.20 | ↓ -18% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|< 21 | $199.35 | ↓ -15% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|> 21 | $199.35 | ↓ -15% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $210.00 | ↓ -10% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $210.00 | ↓ -10% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $226.80 | ↓ -3% |
| Health Net | Commercial|EPPO | $260.40 | ↑ +11% |
| Health Net | Commercial|Care Product | $310.80 | ↑ +33% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $319.20 | ↑ +36% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $319.20 | ↑ +36% |
| Health Net | Commercial|All Other Plans | $352.80 | ↑ +51% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $386.40 | ↑ +65% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $411.60 | ↑ +76% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Vivity | $504.00 | ↑ +115% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $537.60 | ↑ +129% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | $546.00 | ↑ +133% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $635.76 | ↑ +171% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $672.00 | ↑ +187% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $672.00 | ↑ +187% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $692.55 | ↑ +196% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $714.00 | ↑ +205% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $714.00 | ↑ +205% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $722.40 | ↑ +208% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $722.40 | ↑ +208% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $722.40 | ↑ +208% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $730.80 | ↑ +212% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|All Other Plans | $747.60 | ↑ +219% |
| US Behavioral Health | Commercial|All Plans | $840.00 | ↑ +258% |
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Brace ank aftr bioskn med lg at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $339.89 | $186.24 – $605.28 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $59.94 | $23.29 – $90.00 |
| Dominican Hospital | Santa Cruz | $27.00 | $11.75 – $25.00 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | Grass Valley | $98.10 | $45.00 – $176.40 |
| St. Mary Medical Center | Long Beach | $322.50 | $88.00 – $692.55 |
| Community Hospital San Bernardino | San Bernardino | $293.25 | $92.40 – $692.55 |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center | Glendale | $244.50 | $40.00 – $585.90 |
| St. Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino | $249.75 | $88.00 – $692.55 |