Biopsy bone trocar/needle superficial 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

$923.65

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$2,639.00

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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.

$1,142.00 with Blue Shield vs $10,964.00 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
Blue Shield Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,142.00 ↑ +24%
Unitedhealthcare Select/Navigate Hmo $1,818.00 ↑ +97%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $2,060.00 ↑ +123%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $2,124.23 ↑ +130%
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $2,166.71 ↑ +135%
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan $2,225.51 ↑ +141%
Caremore Medicare Managed Care Plan $2,336.65 ↑ +153%
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan $2,506.56 ↑ +171%
Blue Cross All Commercial Plans $2,623.00 ↑ +184%
Blue Shield Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange $2,624.00 ↑ +184%
La Care Health Plan Covered Ca Exchange $2,761.50 ↑ +199%
Blue Shield Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo $2,859.00 ↑ +210%
Blue Shield Hmo $3,079.00 ↑ +233%
Blue Shield Ppo/Epo $3,173.00 ↑ +244%
Healthnet Ambetter Hmo $3,929.83 ↑ +325%
Healthnet Blue And Gold Other Commercial Plan $4,449.00 ↑ +382%
Healthnet Ambetter Ppo $4,545.85 ↑ +392%
Cigna Oa/Oap Hmo/Pos $5,100.00 ↑ +452%
Healthnet All Commercial Plans $7,176.00 ↑ +677%
Cigna Ppo $10,964.00 ↑ +1087%

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Biopsy bone trocar/needle superficial at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $833.52 $120.34 – $3,763.88
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,698.31 $97.84 – $3,305.54
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,851.03 $97.84 – $2,916.48
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,743.70 $97.84 – $3,608.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,724.90 $97.84 – $2,058.68
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $1,972.17 $2,345.04 – $9,858.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $5,381.01 $2,124.23 – $9,858.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $1,097.51 $97.84 – $1,813.00

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