Cath ablt rx lasr 2.0mm turbo at Dominican Hospital

1555 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1427181007

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$9,096.30

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.

$20,214.00

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.

$2,630.54 with Central California Alliance for Health vs $11,957.00 with Aetna — 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
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $2,630.54 ↓ -71%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $5,619.79 ↓ -38%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $5,858.93 ↓ -36%
United Commercial|HMO $5,978.50 ↓ -34%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care $6,695.92 ↓ -26%
United Commercial|Options PPO $7,532.91 ↓ -17%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $7,772.05 ↓ -15%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $8,130.76 ↓ -11%
Health Net Commercial|Blue Gold $8,250.33 ↓ -9%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $8,369.90 ↓ -8%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $9,087.32 ↓ -0%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $9,326.46 ↑ +3%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $9,565.60 ↑ +5%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $9,685.17 ↑ +6%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $9,924.31 ↑ +9%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $10,163.45 ↑ +12%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $10,163.45 ↑ +12%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $10,522.16 ↑ +16%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $10,761.30 ↑ +18%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $11,000.44 ↑ +21%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $11,000.44 ↑ +21%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $11,957.00 ↑ +31%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $11,957.00 ↑ +31%

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Cath ablt rx lasr 2.0mm turbo at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $4,317.49 $1,104.95 – $2,614.15
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $10,646.76 not published
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $7,817.85 $2,485.15 – $10,588.90
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $7,160.28 $2,052.95 – $10,588.90
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $7,448.27 $3,001.25 – $11,644.85
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $10,646.76 not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $5,011.26 not published
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $5,548.80 not published

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