CT 3d report other modality w/workstation at Dominican Hospital
1555 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1427181007
$2,333.70
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.
$5,186.00
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.
$646.54 with Aetna vs $5,186.00 with United — 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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| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $646.54 | ↓ -72% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $646.54 | ↓ -72% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,596.81 | ↓ -32% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $2,231.30 | ↓ -4% |
| Cigna | Commercial|LocalPlus | $2,468.00 | ↑ +6% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $2,625.00 | ↑ +12% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $3,370.90 | ↑ +44% |
| Western Growers | Commercial|All Plans | $3,630.20 | ↑ +56% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $4,148.80 | ↑ +78% |
| Multiplan | Commercial|All Plans | $4,408.10 | ↑ +89% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $4,408.10 | ↑ +89% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $4,667.40 | ↑ +100% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $4,978.56 | ↑ +113% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $4,978.56 | ↑ +113% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $5,186.00 | ↑ +122% |
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CT 3d report other modality w/workstation at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $151.11 | $85.59 – $317.00 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $461.47 | $373.92 – $884.64 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $1,932.90 | $295.83 – $830.24 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $371.08 | $332.51 – $1,756.00 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $991.01 | $80.72 – $305.76 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $309.29 | $185.49 – $1,768.00 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $2,247.52 | $264.88 – $4,846.40 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $2,223.29 | $255.41 – $1,259.28 |