Pegfilgrastim 6 mg/0.6 ml (deliverable) wearable subcutaneous injector 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

$8,411.94

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.

$18,693.18

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.

$5,421.03 with Central California Alliance for Health vs $18,693.18 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
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $5,421.03 ↓ -36%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $12,150.57 ↑ +44%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $12,711.37 ↑ +51%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $14,954.55 ↑ +78%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $15,889.21 ↑ +89%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $15,889.21 ↑ +89%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $16,823.87 ↑ +100%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $17,010.80 ↑ +102%
United Commercial|HMO $17,945.46 ↑ +113%
United Commercial|Options PPO $17,945.46 ↑ +113%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $18,693.18 ↑ +122%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $18,693.18 ↑ +122%

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Pegfilgrastim 6 mg/0.6 ml (deliverable) wearable subcutaneous injector at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $16,050.00 $16,875.00 – $36,750.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $18,166.13 $7,056.43 – $26,730.94
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $14,700.00 $10,125.00 – $36,750.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $9,037.01 $100.00 – $24,377.76
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $11,839.46 $39.96 – $770.46
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $11,839.46 $42.96 – $919.03
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $5,961.32 $28.34 – $235.65
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $6,372.61 $3,093.50 – $12,250.26

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