Pr cystourethroscopy with insertion indwelling ureteral stent at Providence Saint John's Health Center
2121 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA · Providence · · NPI 1124026273
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$1,528.38 with Blue Shield vs $11,827.00 with Healthnet — 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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| Blue Shield | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $1,528.38 | — |
| Blue Shield | Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange | $4,532.51 | — |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $4,533.71 | — |
| Humana | Choicecare Medicare Managed Care Plan | $4,624.39 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $4,749.87 | — |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $4,987.09 | — |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo | $5,107.50 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $5,349.71 | — |
| Blue Cross | All Commercial Plans | $5,559.00 | — |
| Blue Shield | Ppo/Epo | $5,673.39 | — |
| Blue Shield | Hmo | $5,673.39 | — |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $5,821.00 | — |
| La Care Health Plan | Covered Ca Exchange | $5,893.83 | — |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $6,603.00 | — |
| Healthnet | Blue And Gold Other Commercial Plan | $7,332.00 | — |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Hmo | $8,387.37 | — |
| Cigna | All Commercial Plans | $9,297.00 | — |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Ppo | $9,702.15 | — |
| Healthnet | All Commercial Plans | $11,827.00 | — |
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Pr cystourethroscopy with insertion indwelling ureteral stent at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $283.05 | $109.95 – $631.86 |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg | $824.16 | $3,125.00 – $5,198.77 |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $692.37 | $0.80 – $2,355.00 |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced | Merced | $4,655.09 | $631.86 – $3,893.00 |
| Dominican Hospital | Santa Cruz | $3,813.75 | $631.86 – $14,831.19 |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | Tarzana | $3,476.20 | $1,528.00 – $7,332.00 |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro | San Pedro | $3,015.25 | $1,528.00 – $7,332.00 |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance | Torrance | $3,015.25 | $1,528.00 – $7,332.00 |