Perflutren lipid microspheres 1.1 mg/ml intravenous suspension 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

$225.72

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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.

$809.00

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.

$48.27 with Kaiser vs $809.00 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 $48.27 ↓ -79%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $48.27 ↓ -79%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $48.27 ↓ -79%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $48.27 ↓ -79%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $48.27 ↓ -79%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $64.73 ↓ -71%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $64.73 ↓ -71%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $66.82 ↓ -70%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $66.82 ↓ -70%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $67.58 ↓ -70%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $67.58 ↓ -70%
United Commercial|HMO $68.66 ↓ -70%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $68.66 ↓ -70%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $90.92 ↓ -60%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $90.92 ↓ -60%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $90.92 ↓ -60%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $111.19 ↓ -51%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $137.64 ↓ -39%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $151.17 ↓ -33%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $154.38 ↓ -32%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $161.80 ↓ -28%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $179.34 ↓ -21%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $179.34 ↓ -21%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $202.25 ↓ -10%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $202.25 ↓ -10%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $206.91 ↓ -8%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $226.52 ↑ +0%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $230.60 ↑ +2%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $241.35 ↑ +7%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $355.96 ↑ +58%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $355.96 ↑ +58%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $525.85 ↑ +133%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $647.20 ↑ +187%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $703.83 ↑ +212%
US Behavioral Health Commercial|All Plans $809.00 ↑ +258%

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Perflutren lipid microspheres 1.1 mg/ml intravenous suspension at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $275.51 $68.66 – $490.62
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $896.66 $48.27 – $2,053.10
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $821.24 $48.27 – $2,053.10
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $303.88 $48.27 – $364.19
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $162.95 $82.63 – $90.04
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $162.95 $82.40 – $98.56
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $162.95 $82.40 – $98.80
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $198.75 $48.27 – $308.32

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