Ablation of upper extremity nerves rf at Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro

1300 W 7th St, San Pedro, CA · Providence · · NPI 1942247291

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 11, 2026

$183.40

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$524.00

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$394.79 with Aetna vs $20,717.00 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $394.79 ↑ +115%
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $402.69 ↑ +120%
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan $413.61 ↑ +126%
Caremore Medicare Managed Care Plan $434.27 ↑ +137%
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan $465.85 ↑ +154%
La Care Health Plan Covered Ca Exchange $513.23 ↑ +180%
Healthnet Blue And Gold Other Commercial Plan $601.00 ↑ +228%
Healthnet Ambetter Hmo $730.36 ↑ +298%
Healthnet Ambetter Ppo $844.85 ↑ +361%
Healthnet All Commercial Plans $970.00 ↑ +429%
Blue Shield Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,142.00 ↑ +523%
Unitedhealthcare Select/Navigate Hmo $1,318.00 ↑ +619%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $1,493.00 ↑ +714%
Blue Shield Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange $2,624.00 ↑ +1331%
Blue Shield Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo $2,859.00 ↑ +1459%
Blue Shield Hmo $3,079.00 ↑ +1579%
Blue Shield Ppo/Epo $3,173.00 ↑ +1630%
Cigna Oa/Oap Hmo/Pos $9,636.00 ↑ +5154%
Cigna Ppo $20,717.00 ↑ +11196%

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Ablation of upper extremity nerves rf at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $531.74 $321.57 – $928.98
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $3,249.72 $413.65 – $1,921.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $448.12 $375.07 – $739.90
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $410.43 $203.85 – $739.90
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $300.51 $218.70 – $648.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $3,336.42 $435.83 – $5,592.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $4,630.29 $394.79 – $5,835.00
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $810.90 $413.57 – $3,982.87

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