X-ray fallopian tube at Northridge Hospital Medical Center
18300 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1417089350
$2,604.47
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.
$9,335.00
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.
$201.50 with Aetna vs $9,335.00 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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| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $201.50 | ↓ -92% |
| Aetna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $201.50 | ↓ -92% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $201.50 | ↓ -92% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Vivity | $994.83 | ↓ -62% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,425.82 | ↓ -45% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $1,953.02 | ↓ -25% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $2,147.05 | ↓ -18% |
| DHR | Medicaid|< 21 | $2,333.75 | ↓ -10% |
| DHR | Medicaid|> 21 | $2,333.75 | ↓ -10% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | $6,067.75 | ↑ +133% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $7,468.00 | ↑ +187% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $8,121.45 | ↑ +212% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $8,868.25 | ↑ +241% |
| US Behavioral Health | Commercial|All Plans | $9,335.00 | ↑ +258% |
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X-ray fallopian tube at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $2,223.20 | not published |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $901.85 | $181.59 – $1,606.02 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $2,223.20 | not published |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $2,223.20 | not published |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $2,223.20 | not published |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $327.60 | not published |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $327.60 | not published |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $2,223.20 | not published |