Alpha-fetoprotein amniotic at Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange
1100 W Stewart Dr, Orange, CA · Providence · · NPI 1912982216
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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.
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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.
$14.45 with Providence vs $243.66 with Blue Cross — 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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| Providence | Oscar All Commercial Plans | $14.45 | — |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $17.00 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $23.01 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $27.15 | — |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Hmo | $31.45 | — |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $34.00 | — |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $34.00 | — |
| Aetna | Gatekeeper Hmo | $134.93 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Non-Mcs (Ind1, Ncx1, Ncx3) All Commercial Plans | $203.05 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Mcs (Indx) All Commercial Plans | $243.66 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Alpha-fetoprotein amniotic at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $26.92 | $3.40 – $41.71 |
| St. Mary Medical Center | Long Beach | $32.68 | $15.53 – $86.30 |
| Community Hospital San Bernardino | San Bernardino | $29.72 | $15.20 – $86.30 |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center | Glendale | $24.78 | $15.20 – $76.00 |
| St. Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino | $25.31 | $14.62 – $86.30 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | not published | $16.66 – $136.95 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | not published | $17.00 – $173.07 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | not published | $17.00 – $196.27 |