Brace ank aftr bioskn med lg at Dominican Hospital
1555 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1427181007
$27.00
Cash price 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.
$60.00
Gross charge 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.
$11.75 with United vs $30.75 with Health Net — 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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| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $11.75 | ↓ -56% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $12.25 | ↓ -55% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $12.50 | ↓ -54% |
| Health Net | Commercial|Community Care | $14.00 | ↓ -48% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $15.75 | ↓ -42% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $16.25 | ↓ -40% |
| Health Net | Commercial|Care Product | $17.00 | ↓ -37% |
| Health Net | Commercial|Blue Gold | $17.25 | ↓ -36% |
| Western Growers | Commercial|All Plans | $17.50 | ↓ -35% |
| Health Net | Commercial|All Other Plans | $19.00 | ↓ -30% |
| Cigna | Commercial|LocalPlus | $19.50 | ↓ -28% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $20.00 | ↓ -26% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $20.25 | ↓ -25% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $20.75 | ↓ -23% |
| Multiplan | Commercial|All Plans | $21.25 | ↓ -21% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $21.25 | ↓ -21% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|ACO Trio | $22.00 | ↓ -19% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|All Other Plans | $22.50 | ↓ -17% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $23.00 | ↓ -15% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $23.00 | ↓ -15% |
| COSC Psych | Medicaid|All Plans | $25.00 | ↓ -7% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $25.00 | ↓ -7% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $25.00 | ↓ -7% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $25.00 | ↓ -7% |
| Central California Alliance for Health | Medicaid|All Plans | $25.00 | ↓ -7% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|< 21 | $30.75 | ↑ +14% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|> 21 | $30.75 | ↑ +14% |
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Brace ank aftr bioskn med lg at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $339.89 | $186.24 – $605.28 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $59.94 | $23.29 – $90.00 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge | $234.36 | $138.51 – $840.00 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | Grass Valley | $98.10 | $45.00 – $176.40 |
| St. Mary Medical Center | Long Beach | $322.50 | $88.00 – $692.55 |
| Community Hospital San Bernardino | San Bernardino | $293.25 | $92.40 – $692.55 |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center | Glendale | $244.50 | $40.00 – $585.90 |
| St. Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino | $249.75 | $88.00 – $692.55 |