Zidovudine in d5w IV syringe 4 mg/ml (neo/peds) - cnr 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

$37.95

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.

$136.00

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.

$0.01 with BCBS - Anthem vs $136.00 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
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $0.01 ↓ -100%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $0.01 ↓ -100%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $1.09 ↓ -97%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $1.29 ↓ -97%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $1.45 ↓ -96%
Healthcare Partners Medicare|All Plans $1.51 ↓ -96%
Healthcare Partners Commercial|All Plans $1.51 ↓ -96%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $1.75 ↓ -95%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $1.75 ↓ -95%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2.49 ↓ -93%
United Commercial|HMO $2.49 ↓ -93%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $2.56 ↓ -93%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $3.28 ↓ -91%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $3.28 ↓ -91%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3.28 ↓ -91%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $3.51 ↓ -91%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Vivity $4.61 ↓ -88%
DHR Medicaid|< 21 $34.00 ↓ -10%
DHR Medicaid|> 21 $34.00 ↓ -10%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA < 21 $40.80 ↑ +8%
HCLA Medicaid|Preferred IPA > 21 $40.80 ↑ +8%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $59.84 ↑ +58%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $59.84 ↑ +58%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $88.40 ↑ +133%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $108.80 ↑ +187%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $118.32 ↑ +212%
US Behavioral Health Commercial|All Plans $136.00 ↑ +258%

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Zidovudine in d5w IV syringe 4 mg/ml (neo/peds) - cnr at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $69.48 $1.51 – $1.51
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $69.48 $1.51 – $1.51
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $69.48 $1.51 – $1.51
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $69.48 $1.51 – $1.51
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $64.52 $1.51 – $1.51
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $64.52 $1.51 – $1.51
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $69.48 $1.51 – $1.51
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $64.52 $1.51 – $1.51

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