Ortho whf rigd without jnt cstm w/fit&adj 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

$79.80

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.

$286.00

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.

$43.80 with Healthcare Partners vs $842.05 with Blue Shield CA — 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
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $43.80 ↓ -45%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $50.37 ↓ -37%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $50.37 ↓ -37%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $54.75 ↓ -31%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $54.75 ↓ -31%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $59.13 ↓ -26%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $65.70 ↓ -18%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $65.70 ↓ -18%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $67.89 ↓ -15%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $81.03 ↑ +2%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $83.22 ↑ +4%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $83.22 ↑ +4%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $91.98 ↑ +15%
United Commercial|HMO $100.74 ↑ +26%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $107.31 ↑ +34%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Vivity $131.40 ↑ +65%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $140.16 ↑ +76%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $142.35 ↑ +78%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $168.41 ↑ +111%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $168.41 ↑ +111%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $168.41 ↑ +111%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $175.20 ↑ +120%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $175.20 ↑ +120%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $186.15 ↑ +133%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $186.15 ↑ +133%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $188.34 ↑ +136%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $188.34 ↑ +136%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $188.34 ↑ +136%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $190.53 ↑ +139%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $194.91 ↑ +144%
US Behavioral Health Commercial|All Plans $219.00 ↑ +174%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $219.00 ↑ +174%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $219.00 ↑ +174%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $219.00 ↑ +174%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $219.00 ↑ +174%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $773.00 ↑ +869%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $842.05 ↑ +955%

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Ortho whf rigd without jnt cstm w/fit&adj at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,103.20 $79.00 – $158.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,926.29 $30.02 – $158.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $189.21 $25.00 – $100.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $187.17 $25.00 – $100.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $134.95 $23.40 – $90.00
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $1,262.70 $229.04 – $1,590.54
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $120.51 $18.40 – $80.00
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $298.35 $168.41 – $663.00

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