Tc-99m labeled rbc 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

$5,331.60

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.

$11,848.00

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.

$51.80 with COSC Psych vs $10,070.80 with First 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
COSC Psych Medicaid|All Plans $51.80 ↓ -99%
Central California Alliance for Health Medicaid|All Plans $51.80 ↓ -99%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $51.80 ↓ -99%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $78.36 ↓ -99%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $78.36 ↓ -99%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $165.59 ↓ -97%
United Commercial|Options PPO $166.40 ↓ -97%
United Commercial|HMO $173.99 ↓ -97%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $173.99 ↓ -97%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $206.45 ↓ -96%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $271.52 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $288.42 ↓ -95%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $288.81 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $7,701.20 ↑ +44%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $8,293.60 ↑ +56%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $9,478.40 ↑ +78%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $10,070.80 ↑ +89%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $10,070.80 ↑ +89%

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Tc-99m labeled rbc at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,383.21 $138.00 – $138.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $243.09 $78.36 – $432.90
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,383.21 $138.00 – $138.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,383.21 $138.00 – $138.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,383.21 $138.00 – $138.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,284.41 $123.00 – $123.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,284.41 $123.00 – $123.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,383.21 $138.00 – $138.00

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