Valvuloplasty aortic 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

$4,871.34

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.

$17,460.00

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.

$1,108.37 with HCLA vs $17,460.00 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
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $1,108.37 ↓ -77%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $1,108.37 ↓ -77%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $1,108.37 ↓ -77%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,108.37 ↓ -77%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $1,108.37 ↓ -77%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $1,485.22 ↓ -70%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $1,485.22 ↓ -70%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $1,842.66 ↓ -62%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $1,842.66 ↓ -62%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $2,460.04 ↓ -49%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $2,460.04 ↓ -49%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $4,015.80 ↓ -18%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $4,365.00 ↓ -10%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $4,365.00 ↓ -10%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Vivity $4,632.00 ↓ -5%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $5,087.42 ↑ +4%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $6,178.00 ↑ +27%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +49%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +49%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +49%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +49%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +49%
United Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +49%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +49%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +49%
Central Health Plan Commercial|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +49%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +49%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +49%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +49%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +49%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +49%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $7,244.35 ↑ +49%
MHN Commercial|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +49%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $7,373.00 ↑ +51%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $8,294.00 ↑ +70%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $8,493.00 ↑ +74%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $8,495.00 ↑ +74%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $8,555.40 ↑ +76%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $8,785.85 ↑ +80%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $9,055.44 ↑ +86%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $9,428.40 ↑ +94%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $10,615.00 ↑ +118%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $11,349.00 ↑ +133%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $11,635.00 ↑ +139%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $13,968.00 ↑ +187%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $15,190.20 ↑ +212%
United Commercial|HMO $16,587.00 ↑ +241%
US Behavioral Health Commercial|All Plans $17,460.00 ↑ +258%

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Valvuloplasty aortic at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $14,980.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $5,149.13 $1,363.30 – $13,090.66
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $14,980.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $14,980.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $14,980.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $9,375.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $9,375.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $14,980.00 not published

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