Laparo cholecystectomy/graph at Northridge Hospital Medical Center
18300 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1417089350
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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.
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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.
$615.62 with Kaiser vs $21,283.00 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.
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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| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $615.62 | — |
| Gold Coast Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $615.62 | — |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $615.62 | — |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $615.62 | — |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $615.62 | — |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $824.93 | — |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $824.93 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,023.47 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,023.47 | — |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,358.62 | — |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,358.62 | — |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $2,825.70 | — |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $4,852.20 | — |
| Health Net | Commercial|EPPO | $6,178.00 | — |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $6,312.00 | — |
| Health Net | Commercial|Care Product | $7,373.00 | — |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $7,413.14 | — |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $7,413.14 | — |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $7,413.14 | — |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $7,413.14 | — |
| Central Health Plan | Commercial|All Plans | $7,413.14 | — |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $7,413.14 | — |
| LA Care | Medicare|All Plans | $7,413.14 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $7,413.14 | — |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $7,413.14 | — |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $7,413.14 | — |
| HCLA | Medicare|Preferred IPA | $7,413.14 | — |
| Humana | Commercial|All Plans | $7,413.14 | — |
| MHN | Commercial|All Plans | $7,413.14 | — |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $7,413.14 | — |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Plans | $7,413.14 | — |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Other Plans | $7,413.14 | — |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|All Other Plans | $7,887.00 | — |
| Health Net | Commercial|All Other Plans | $8,294.00 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Vivity | $8,472.00 | — |
| LA Care | Commercial|All Plans | $9,266.42 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $15,535.00 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $21,283.00 | — |
| United | Commercial|HMO | not published by hospital | — |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | not published by hospital | — |
| US Behavioral Health | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | not published by hospital | — |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | not published by hospital | — |
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Laparo cholecystectomy/graph at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $10,610.55 | $5,734.00 – $15,313.00 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $1,246.76 | $484.29 – $1,834.56 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $11,485.20 | $8,583.81 – $27,307.00 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | $10,257.12 | $7,775.56 – $27,307.00 |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg | $5,316.24 | $6,970.59 – $8,145.41 |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna | $6,645.81 | $13,544.00 – $51,997.00 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | $11,357.19 | $6,682.00 – $15,575.00 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo | $3,360.48 | $6,609.22 – $15,436.00 |