Ghs ed therapeutic lp, drain csf w fluoro 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

$686.62

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.

$2,461.00

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.

$294.12 with HCLA vs $4,316.00 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.

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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
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $294.12 ↓ -57%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $294.12 ↓ -57%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $294.12 ↓ -57%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $294.12 ↓ -57%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $294.12 ↓ -57%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $391.18 ↓ -43%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $391.18 ↓ -43%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $394.41 ↓ -43%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $394.41 ↓ -43%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $411.77 ↓ -40%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $411.77 ↓ -40%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $566.03 ↓ -18%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $615.25 ↓ -10%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $615.25 ↓ -10%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +28%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +28%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +28%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +28%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +28%
United Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +28%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +28%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +28%
Central Health Plan Commercial|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +28%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +28%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +28%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $879.92 ↑ +28%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +28%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +28%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $879.92 ↑ +28%
MHN Commercial|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +28%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $1,099.90 ↑ +60%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $1,205.89 ↑ +76%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $1,328.94 ↑ +94%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $1,350.01 ↑ +97%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $1,470.60 ↑ +114%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $1,599.65 ↑ +133%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,673.48 ↑ +144%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Vivity $1,718.00 ↑ +150%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,968.80 ↑ +187%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $2,114.00 ↑ +208%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $2,141.07 ↑ +212%
United Commercial|HMO $2,337.95 ↑ +241%
US Behavioral Health Commercial|All Plans $2,461.00 ↑ +258%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $2,642.00 ↑ +285%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,020.00 ↑ +340%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $3,150.00 ↑ +359%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $3,604.00 ↑ +425%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $4,054.00 ↑ +490%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $4,316.00 ↑ +529%

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Ghs ed therapeutic lp, drain csf w fluoro at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $718.76 $443.07 – $1,617.30
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $986.34 $951.25 – $2,695.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $791.38 $294.12 – $1,687.56
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $724.81 $294.12 – $1,687.56
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $700.82 $294.12 – $1,467.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $673.08 $294.12 – $1,448.86
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $3,642.93 $1,002.25 – $6,200.00
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