Inj, meropenem (b. braun) 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.
$2.97 with Cigna vs $6.20 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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| Cigna | All Other Ppo | $2.97 | — |
| Cigna | Network/Open Access Plus Benefit Plans Hmo/Pos | $2.99 | — |
| Aetna | Gatekeeper Hmo | $4.15 | — |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $4.49 | — |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $4.49 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Mcs (Indx) All Commercial Plans | $6.20 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Non-Mcs (Ind1, Ncx1, Ncx3) All Commercial Plans | $6.20 | — |
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Inj, meropenem (b. braun) at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $44.15 | $31.20 – $78.00 |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | Tarzana | $84.18 | $3.62 – $13.22 |
| Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City | $87.00 | $36.30 – $143.55 |
| Community Hospital San Bernardino | San Bernardino | $103.23 | $38.22 – $182.00 |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center | Glendale | $100.74 | $34.08 – $170.40 |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento | $22.76 | $19.75 – $79.00 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | not published | $4.17 – $4.74 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | not published | $4.17 – $5.14 |