Critical care each additional 30 minutes 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

$2,177.88

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.

$7,806.00

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.

$104.93 with Kaiser vs $5,275.00 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
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $104.93 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $104.93 ↓ -95%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $104.93 ↓ -95%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $104.93 ↓ -95%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $104.93 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $112.37 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $112.37 ↓ -95%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $140.71 ↓ -94%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $140.71 ↓ -94%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $146.90 ↓ -93%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $146.90 ↓ -93%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $481.63 ↓ -78%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $524.65 ↓ -76%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $1,318.75 ↓ -39%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $1,318.75 ↓ -39%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,635.25 ↓ -25%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,635.25 ↓ -25%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $1,635.25 ↓ -25%
United Commercial|HMO $2,539.00 ↑ +17%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,584.75 ↑ +19%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $2,584.75 ↑ +19%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $2,637.50 ↑ +21%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $3,059.50 ↑ +40%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $3,112.25 ↑ +43%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $3,428.75 ↑ +57%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $3,428.75 ↑ +57%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $3,692.50 ↑ +70%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $3,834.00 ↑ +76%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,220.00 ↑ +94%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $4,589.25 ↑ +111%
US Behavioral Health Commercial|All Plans $5,275.00 ↑ +142%

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Critical care each additional 30 minutes at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $540.50 $145.32 – $1,011.88
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $832.03 $97.19 – $1,660.64
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,227.57 not published
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,218.52 $92.17 – $2,474.50
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,193.48 $104.93 – $1,756.16
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,007.05 $92.17 – $1,701.28
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,518.88 $104.93 – $3,357.08
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,502.50 $104.93 – $3,357.08

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