Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial 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

$6,809.40

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.

$15,132.00

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.

$2,325.79 with BCBS - Anthem vs $47,363.16 with Sutter Health — 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 $2,325.79 ↓ -66%
COSC Psych Medicaid|All Plans $2,555.96 ↓ -62%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $2,555.96 ↓ -62%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $2,860.72 ↓ -58%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $2,860.72 ↓ -58%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $9,630.00 ↑ +41%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $9,835.80 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $10,065.00 ↑ +48%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $10,289.76 ↑ +51%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care $10,984.00 ↑ +61%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $11,529.00 ↑ +69%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $12,105.60 ↑ +78%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $12,303.00 ↑ +81%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $12,862.20 ↑ +89%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $12,862.20 ↑ +89%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $13,372.00 ↑ +96%
Health Net Commercial|Blue Gold $13,528.00 ↑ +99%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $13,618.80 ↑ +100%
United Commercial|Options PPO $14,526.72 ↑ +113%
United Commercial|HMO $14,526.72 ↑ +113%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $14,857.00 ↑ +118%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $15,132.00 ↑ +122%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $15,132.00 ↑ +122%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $15,132.00 ↑ +122%
United Medicare|All Plans $15,132.00 ↑ +122%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $16,016.00 ↑ +135%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|DHMF $17,250.48 ↑ +153%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $24,670.02 ↑ +262%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $35,280.00 ↑ +418%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $35,551.00 ↑ +422%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $47,363.16 ↑ +596%

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Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $15,143.85 $2,860.72 – $21,542.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $5,825.94 $2,325.79 – $13,612.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $5,592.28 $2,325.79 – $13,612.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $4,963.98 $2,325.79 – $10,195.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $11,691.89 $2,325.79 – $10,195.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $21,315.96 $7,745.00 – $27,307.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $12,187.98 $8,925.00 – $27,307.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $11,031.18 $0.80 – $4,689.00

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