Salivary gland function exam 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

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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.

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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.

$219.91 with Aetna vs $2,067.81 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
Aetna All Commercial Plans $219.91
Blue Shield Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange $312.23
Blue Shield Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo $337.96
Blue Shield Hmo $377.42
Blue Shield Ppo/Epo $377.42
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $514.17
Blue Cross All Commercial Plans $520.31
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $524.46
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan $538.69
Caremore Medicare Managed Care Plan $565.59
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $589.01
Unitedhealthcare Select/Navigate Hmo $589.01
Blue Shield Medicare Managed Care Plan $603.88
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan $606.72
La Care Health Plan Covered Ca Exchange $668.42
Healthnet Ambetter Hmo $951.22
Healthnet Ambetter Ppo $1,100.33
Cigna Oa/Oap Hmo/Pos $1,552.13
Cigna Ppo $2,067.81

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Salivary gland function exam at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $911.04 $187.75 – $1,824.90
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,136.00 $537.00 – $537.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,136.00 $537.00 – $537.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $3,136.00 $537.00 – $537.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $3,136.00 $537.00 – $537.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $3,136.00 $537.00 – $537.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,399.27 $124.10 – $970.20
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $364.70 $124.10 – $1,976.45

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