Tobramycin peak therapeutic drug level 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

$260.40

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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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$744.00

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.

$16.13 with Aetna vs $153.59 with Blue Shield — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $16.13 ↓ -94%
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $16.45 ↓ -94%
Caremore Medicare Managed Care Plan $17.74 ↓ -93%
La Care Health Plan Covered Ca Exchange $20.97 ↓ -92%
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan $22.88 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan $25.76 ↓ -90%
Healthnet Ambetter Hmo $29.84 ↓ -89%
Cigna Oa/Oap Hmo/Pos $30.60 ↓ -88%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $32.26 ↓ -88%
First Health/Coventry Coventry All Commercial Plans $32.26 ↓ -88%
Unitedhealthcare Select/Navigate Hmo $32.26 ↓ -88%
Healthnet Ambetter Ppo $34.52 ↓ -87%
Cigna Ppo $40.77 ↓ -84%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $43.01 ↓ -83%
Blue Shield Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange $43.01 ↓ -83%
Blue Shield Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo $47.29 ↓ -82%
Blue Shield Ppo/Epo $52.25 ↓ -80%
Blue Shield Hmo $52.25 ↓ -80%
Blue Cross All Commercial Plans $82.91 ↓ -68%
Blue Shield Medicare Managed Care Plan $153.59 ↓ -41%

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Tobramycin peak therapeutic drug level at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $83.22 $16.13 – $148.20
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $10.64 $3.23 – $23.64
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $207.06 $15.81 – $131.57
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $231.98 $16.13 – $49.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $121.22 $16.13 – $39.53
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $212.47 $13.50 – $49.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $126.89 $16.13 – $51.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $101.66 $16.13 – $50.56

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