Pet scan brain perf study at Northridge Hospital Medical Center
18300 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1417089350
$2,911.93
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.
$10,437.00
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.
$50.00 with United vs $10,437.00 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.
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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| United | Commercial|HMO | $50.00 | ↓ -98% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $50.00 | ↓ -98% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $2,541.00 | ↓ -13% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $2,541.00 | ↓ -13% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $2,609.25 | ↓ -10% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $2,609.25 | ↓ -10% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $2,817.99 | ↓ -3% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $5,176.50 | ↑ +78% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $5,176.50 | ↑ +78% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $5,176.50 | ↑ +78% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | $6,784.05 | ↑ +133% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Vivity | $7,787.57 | ↑ +167% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $8,349.60 | ↑ +187% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $9,080.19 | ↑ +212% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $9,602.04 | ↑ +230% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $10,437.00 | ↑ +258% |
| US Behavioral Health | Commercial|All Plans | $10,437.00 | ↑ +258% |
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Pet scan brain perf study at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $624.05 | $186.27 – $705.60 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | not published | $5,727.34 – $12,569.48 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | not published | $7,237.94 – $15,820.78 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | not published | $8,207.87 – $8,207.87 |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg | not published | $3,274.23 – $7,237.30 |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna | not published | $8,227.04 – $8,227.04 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | not published | $6,157.75 – $16,147.41 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo | not published | $8,226.00 – $9,190.51 |