Lymphatics/lymph node imaging 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

$814.10

Cash price

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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.

$2,326.00

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.

$360.62 with Blue Shield vs $2,769.92 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.

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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
Blue Shield Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange $360.62 ↓ -56%
Blue Shield Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo $390.34 ↓ -52%
Blue Shield Ppo/Epo $435.91 ↓ -46%
Blue Shield Hmo $435.91 ↓ -46%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $594.09 ↓ -27%
Blue Cross All Commercial Plans $599.90 ↓ -26%
Blue Shield Medicare Managed Care Plan $697.46 ↓ -14%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $698.35 ↓ -14%
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $712.32 ↓ -13%
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan $731.65 ↓ -10%
Unitedhealthcare Select/Navigate Hmo $755.17 ↓ -7%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $755.17 ↓ -7%
Caremore Medicare Managed Care Plan $768.18 ↓ -6%
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan $824.04 ↑ +1%
La Care Health Plan Covered Ca Exchange $907.85 ↑ +12%
Healthnet Ambetter Hmo $1,291.95 ↑ +59%
Healthnet Ambetter Ppo $1,494.47 ↑ +84%
Cigna Oa/Oap Hmo/Pos $2,079.15 ↑ +155%
Cigna Ppo $2,769.92 ↑ +240%

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Lymphatics/lymph node imaging at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,946.91 $411.34 – $3,467.10
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,454.73 $107.65 – $2,102.96
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $2,774.91 $731.71 – $951.97
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,600.30 $271.89 – $3,187.94
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $5,682.98 $271.89 – $3,938.62
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,275.18 $271.89 – $2,704.43
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $812.49 $271.89 – $2,565.73
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $803.73 $271.89 – $2,565.73

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