Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/covid-19 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

$223.30

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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.

$638.00

Gross charge

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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.

$51.31 with Aetna vs $189.54 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.

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Payer
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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
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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
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $51.31 ↓ -77%
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $52.34 ↓ -77%
Caremore Medicare Managed Care Plan $56.44 ↓ -75%
La Care Health Plan Covered Ca Exchange $66.70 ↓ -70%
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan $72.78 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan $81.96 ↓ -63%
Healthnet Ambetter Hmo $94.92 ↓ -57%
Cigna Oa/Oap Hmo/Pos $97.38 ↓ -56%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $102.62 ↓ -54%
Unitedhealthcare Select/Navigate Hmo $102.62 ↓ -54%
First Health/Coventry Coventry All Commercial Plans $102.62 ↓ -54%
Healthnet Ambetter Ppo $109.80 ↓ -51%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $114.47 ↓ -49%
Cigna Ppo $129.73 ↓ -42%
Blue Cross All Commercial Plans $189.54 ↓ -15%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/covid-19 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $106.44 $20.20 – $102.62
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $85.93 $10.26 – $84.66
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $105.06 $50.28 – $281.98
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $98.44 $37.40 – $77.63
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $102.57 $40.49 – $73.31
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $90.16 $20.20 – $73.31
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $37.10 $37.40 – $74.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $36.70 $37.40 – $72.09

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