Pituitary evaluation panel at Providence Saint John's Health Center
2121 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA · Providence · · NPI 1124026273
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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.
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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.
$579.48 with Aetna vs $5,522.56 with Blue Shield — 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 | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $579.48 | — |
| Humana | Choicecare Medicare Managed Care Plan | $591.07 | — |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $637.43 | — |
| La Care Health Plan | Covered Ca Exchange | $753.32 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $821.93 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $925.60 | — |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Hmo | $1,072.04 | — |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $1,158.96 | — |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $1,158.96 | — |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Ppo | $1,240.09 | — |
| Cigna | All Commercial Plans | $1,438.84 | — |
| Aetna | All Commercial Plans | $1,683.86 | — |
| Blue Shield | Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange | $1,797.81 | — |
| Blue Cross | All Commercial Plans | $3,154.61 | — |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo | $3,587.24 | — |
| Blue Shield | Ppo/Epo | $3,984.02 | — |
| Blue Shield | Hmo | $3,984.02 | — |
| Blue Shield | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $5,522.56 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Pituitary evaluation panel at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $4,687.20 | $537.00 – $537.00 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $4,687.20 | $537.00 – $537.00 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $4,687.20 | $537.00 – $537.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $4,687.20 | $537.00 – $537.00 |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $4,687.20 | $537.00 – $537.00 |
| Sacramento Medical Center | SACRAMENTO | $4,687.20 | $537.00 – $537.00 |
| Oakland Medical Center | Oakland | $4,687.20 | $537.00 – $537.00 |
| Walnut Creek Medical Center | WALNUT CREEK | $4,687.20 | $537.00 – $537.00 |