Ercp w/specimen collection 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

$2,839.39

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.

$10,177.00

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.

$354.60 with Kaiser vs $10,177.00 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 $354.60 ↓ -88%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $354.60 ↓ -88%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $354.60 ↓ -88%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $354.60 ↓ -88%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $354.60 ↓ -88%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $475.16 ↓ -83%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $475.16 ↓ -83%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $589.51 ↓ -79%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $589.51 ↓ -79%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $782.56 ↓ -72%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $782.56 ↓ -72%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $1,627.61 ↓ -43%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,340.71 ↓ -18%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Vivity $2,405.00 ↓ -15%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $2,544.25 ↓ -10%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $2,544.25 ↓ -10%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $2,794.85 ↓ -2%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $2,829.00 ↓ -0%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $3,536.00 ↑ +25%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $4,409.00 ↑ +55%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $4,834.04 ↑ +70%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $4,834.04 ↑ +70%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $4,834.04 ↑ +70%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,834.04 ↑ +70%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $4,834.04 ↑ +70%
MHN Commercial|All Plans $4,834.04 ↑ +70%
Central Health Plan Commercial|All Plans $4,834.04 ↑ +70%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $4,834.04 ↑ +70%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $4,834.04 ↑ +70%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,834.04 ↑ +70%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $4,834.04 ↑ +70%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $4,834.04 ↑ +70%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $4,834.04 ↑ +70%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,834.04 ↑ +70%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $4,834.04 ↑ +70%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $4,834.04 ↑ +70%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $4,986.73 ↑ +76%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $5,495.58 ↑ +94%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $6,040.00 ↑ +113%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $6,042.55 ↑ +113%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $6,615.05 ↑ +133%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $6,920.36 ↑ +144%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $8,141.60 ↑ +187%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $8,853.99 ↑ +212%
United Commercial|HMO $9,668.15 ↑ +241%
US Behavioral Health Commercial|All Plans $10,177.00 ↑ +258%

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Ercp w/specimen collection at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $682.65 $265.17 – $1,004.50
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,264.06 $354.60 – $7,038.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,228.87 $354.60 – $6,950.42
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $2,013.61 $0.80 – $5,753.16
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $4,595.86 $354.60 – $3,844.00
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles $3,543.41 $354.60 – $5,771.74
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo not published $436.16 – $8,184.34
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $2,570.00 – $6,619.00

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