Immunofixation electrophoresis serum at Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro
1300 W 7th St, San Pedro, CA · Providence · · NPI 1942247291
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$22.34 with Aetna vs $212.85 with Blue Shield — 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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| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $22.34 | — |
| Humana | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $22.79 | — |
| Caremore | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $24.57 | — |
| La Care Health Plan | Covered Ca Exchange | $29.04 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $31.69 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $35.68 | — |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Hmo | $41.33 | — |
| Cigna | Oa/Oap Hmo/Pos | $42.40 | — |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $44.68 | — |
| First Health/Coventry | Coventry All Commercial Plans | $44.68 | — |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $44.68 | — |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Ppo | $47.81 | — |
| Cigna | Ppo | $56.48 | — |
| Aetna | All Commercial Plans | $59.61 | — |
| Blue Shield | Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange | $59.61 | — |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo | $65.54 | — |
| Blue Shield | Ppo/Epo | $72.41 | — |
| Blue Shield | Hmo | $72.41 | — |
| Blue Cross | All Commercial Plans | $114.91 | — |
| Blue Shield | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $212.85 | — |
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Immunofixation electrophoresis serum at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $15.29 | $4.47 – $32.77 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $79.05 | $21.89 – $182.35 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $94.16 | $4.17 – $57.56 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $53.85 | $2.16 – $8.34 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $86.24 | $2.26 – $67.66 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $17.87 | $4.25 – $64.19 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $17.68 | $4.25 – $64.19 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $79.05 | $22.34 – $230.44 |