Bone biopsy open superficial at Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro
1300 W 7th St, San Pedro, CA · Providence · · NPI 1942247291
$1,800.75
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.
$5,145.00
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.
$1,528.00 with Blue Shield vs $14,674.00 with Cigna — 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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| Blue Shield | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $1,528.00 | ↓ -15% |
| Blue Shield | Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange | $3,511.00 | ↑ +95% |
| Blue Cross | All Commercial Plans | $3,664.00 | ↑ +103% |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $3,735.95 | ↑ +107% |
| Humana | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $3,810.67 | ↑ +112% |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo | $3,826.00 | ↑ +112% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $3,914.07 | ↑ +117% |
| Caremore | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $4,109.54 | ↑ +128% |
| Blue Shield | Hmo | $4,121.00 | ↑ +129% |
| Blue Shield | Ppo/Epo | $4,247.00 | ↑ +136% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $4,408.36 | ↑ +145% |
| La Care Health Plan | Covered Ca Exchange | $4,856.73 | ↑ +170% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $5,204.00 | ↑ +189% |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $5,894.00 | ↑ +227% |
| Cigna | Oa/Oap Hmo/Pos | $6,826.00 | ↑ +279% |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Hmo | $6,911.51 | ↑ +284% |
| Healthnet | Blue And Gold Other Commercial Plan | $7,332.00 | ↑ +307% |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Ppo | $7,994.93 | ↑ +344% |
| Healthnet | All Commercial Plans | $11,827.00 | ↑ +557% |
| Cigna | Ppo | $14,674.00 | ↑ +715% |
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Bone biopsy open superficial at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $4,420.17 | $178.66 – $8,520.80 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $5,230.05 | $2,570.00 – $6,619.00 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $5,815.02 | $4,124.29 – $16,652.00 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | $5,849.19 | $3,735.95 – $16,652.00 |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg | $3,327.24 | $3,125.00 – $5,198.77 |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna | $3,455.25 | $8,005.00 – $25,998.00 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | $5,595.21 | $2,995.00 – $6,732.00 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo | $4,987.68 | $3,175.56 – $6,920.00 |