Ultrasound guidance for vascular access at Northridge Hospital Medical Center
18300 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1417089350
$551.31
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.
$1,976.00
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.
$28.15 with Gold Coast Health Plan vs $1,976.00 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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| Gold Coast Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $28.15 | ↓ -95% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 | $28.15 | ↓ -95% |
| HCLA | Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 | $28.15 | ↓ -95% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $28.15 | ↓ -95% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $28.15 | ↓ -95% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|< 21 | $37.44 | ↓ -93% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|> 21 | $37.44 | ↓ -93% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $37.75 | ↓ -93% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $37.75 | ↓ -93% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $39.41 | ↓ -93% |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $39.41 | ↓ -93% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $70.02 | ↓ -87% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $70.02 | ↓ -87% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $70.02 | ↓ -87% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|All Plans | $129.21 | ↓ -77% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicaid|All Plans | $140.75 | ↓ -74% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Vivity | $142.28 | ↓ -74% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $203.92 | ↓ -63% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $279.32 | ↓ -49% |
| Healthcare Partners | Medicare|All Plans | $306.00 | ↓ -44% |
| Healthcare Partners | Commercial|All Plans | $346.00 | ↓ -37% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $454.48 | ↓ -18% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $494.00 | ↓ -10% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $494.00 | ↓ -10% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | $1,284.40 | ↑ +133% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $1,580.80 | ↑ +187% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $1,719.12 | ↑ +212% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $1,877.20 | ↑ +240% |
| US Behavioral Health | Commercial|All Plans | $1,976.00 | ↑ +258% |
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Ultrasound guidance for vascular access at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $1,008.00 | not published |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $220.32 | $42.58 – $392.34 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $1,008.00 | not published |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $1,008.00 | not published |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $1,008.00 | not published |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $660.40 | not published |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $660.40 | not published |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $1,008.00 | not published |