X-ray colon abdominal radiograph(s) & delayed images single contrast study 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

$649.52

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.

$2,328.00

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.

$74.46 with HCLA vs $2,328.00 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 $74.46 ↓ -89%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $74.46 ↓ -89%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $74.46 ↓ -89%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $74.46 ↓ -89%
Gold Coast Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $74.46 ↓ -89%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $99.03 ↓ -85%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $99.03 ↓ -85%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $99.85 ↓ -85%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $99.85 ↓ -85%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $104.24 ↓ -84%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $104.24 ↓ -84%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -65%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -65%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -65%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -65%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -65%
United Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -65%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -65%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -65%
Central Health Plan Commercial|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -65%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -65%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -65%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $226.19 ↓ -65%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -65%
LA Care Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -65%
HCLA Medicare|Preferred IPA $226.19 ↓ -65%
MHN Commercial|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -65%
LA Care Commercial|All Plans $282.74 ↓ -56%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $310.76 ↓ -52%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $310.76 ↓ -52%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $310.76 ↓ -52%
LA Care Medicaid|All Plans $341.77 ↓ -47%
Blue Shield CA Medicaid|All Plans $372.30 ↓ -43%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $401.74 ↓ -38%
United Commercial|HMO $401.74 ↓ -38%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Vivity $526.15 ↓ -19%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $582.00 ↓ -10%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $582.00 ↓ -10%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $594.21 ↓ -9%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $594.21 ↓ -9%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $754.09 ↑ +16%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $1,032.91 ↑ +59%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $1,513.20 ↑ +133%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,862.40 ↑ +187%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $2,025.36 ↑ +212%
US Behavioral Health Commercial|All Plans $2,328.00 ↑ +258%

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X-ray colon abdominal radiograph(s) & delayed images single contrast study at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,232.00 $238.00 – $238.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $569.84 $112.66 – $1,014.78
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,232.00 $238.00 – $238.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,232.00 $238.00 – $238.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,232.00 $238.00 – $238.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $707.20 $161.00 – $161.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $707.20 $161.00 – $161.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,232.00 $238.00 – $238.00

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