Des thora aorta rpr without left sub art 33881 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

$16,529.40

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.

$36,732.00

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.

$1,474.77 with BCBS - Anthem vs $36,732.00 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.

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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
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,474.77 ↓ -91%
COSC Psych Medicaid|All Plans $1,620.71 ↓ -90%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $1,620.71 ↓ -90%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $1,813.97 ↓ -89%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $1,813.97 ↓ -89%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $15,556.00 ↓ -6%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $16,259.00 ↓ -2%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $19,875.00 ↑ +20%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $21,842.00 ↑ +32%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $23,875.80 ↑ +44%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $23,875.80 ↑ +44%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $24,243.12 ↑ +47%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $25,712.40 ↑ +56%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $29,385.60 ↑ +78%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $30,513.00 ↑ +85%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $31,222.20 ↑ +89%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $31,222.20 ↑ +89%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $33,058.80 ↑ +100%
United Commercial|Options PPO $35,262.72 ↑ +113%
United Commercial|HMO $35,262.72 ↑ +113%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $36,732.00 ↑ +122%

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Des thora aorta rpr without left sub art 33881 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $5,757.89 $1,474.77 – $13,183.94
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $5,055.63 $1,474.77 – $12,639.06
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $7,377.15 $10,413.00 – $13,524.00
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $3,624.96 $4,666.00 – $16,338.00
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles $2,586.99 $1,333.50 – $8,103.55
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange $1,868.16 $5,463.00 – $17,143.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael $1,368.91 $549.56 – $4,996.00
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $1,089.13 $1,425.88 – $4,996.00

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