Ultrasound ob >=14wks ea addl gest 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

$338.43

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.

$1,213.00

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.

$115.34 with Kaiser vs $1,213.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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 $115.34 ↓ -66%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $115.34 ↓ -66%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $115.34 ↓ -66%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $115.34 ↓ -66%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $115.34 ↓ -66%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $129.00 ↓ -62%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $146.00 ↓ -57%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $154.67 ↓ -54%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $154.67 ↓ -54%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $161.48 ↓ -52%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $161.48 ↓ -52%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $178.24 ↓ -47%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $178.24 ↓ -47%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $178.24 ↓ -47%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $278.99 ↓ -18%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $303.25 ↓ -10%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $303.25 ↓ -10%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $358.49 ↑ +6%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $358.49 ↑ +6%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $529.41 ↑ +56%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $576.70 ↑ +70%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $788.45 ↑ +133%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Vivity $862.04 ↑ +155%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $970.40 ↑ +187%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,055.31 ↑ +212%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $1,115.96 ↑ +230%
United Commercial|HMO $1,152.35 ↑ +240%
US Behavioral Health Commercial|All Plans $1,213.00 ↑ +258%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $1,213.00 ↑ +258%

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Ultrasound ob >=14wks ea addl gest at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $380.80 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $635.54 $160.93 – $1,131.78
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $380.80 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $380.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $380.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $769.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $769.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $380.80 not published

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