Perq clsr tcat l atr apndge 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

$22,521.44

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.

$80,722.00

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.

$678.70 with Kaiser vs $80,722.00 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 $678.70 ↓ -97%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $678.70 ↓ -97%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $678.70 ↓ -97%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $678.70 ↓ -97%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $678.70 ↓ -97%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $902.67 ↓ -96%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $902.67 ↓ -96%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $910.14 ↓ -96%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $910.14 ↓ -96%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $950.18 ↓ -96%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $950.18 ↓ -96%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $3,115.23 ↓ -86%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $3,393.50 ↓ -85%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Vivity $4,632.00 ↓ -79%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $6,150.00 ↓ -73%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $7,685.00 ↓ -66%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $8,493.00 ↓ -62%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $11,635.00 ↓ -48%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $18,566.06 ↓ -18%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $20,180.50 ↓ -10%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $20,180.50 ↓ -10%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $39,553.78 ↑ +76%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $43,589.88 ↑ +94%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $52,469.30 ↑ +133%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $64,577.60 ↑ +187%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $70,228.14 ↑ +212%
United Commercial|HMO $76,685.90 ↑ +241%
US Behavioral Health Commercial|All Plans $80,722.00 ↑ +258%

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Perq clsr tcat l atr apndge at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $9,571.18 $1,026.80 – $17,044.56
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $11,014.16 $678.70 – $25,219.32
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $10,087.73 $678.70 – $25,219.32
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $8,215.67 $678.70 – $22,162.14
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $6,637.05 $678.70 – $18,963.00
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $11,608.62 $6,511.00 – $11,377.00
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $5,121.60 $7,883.00 – $15,041.00
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $12,279.66 $678.70 – $23,605.56

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