Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial at Providence Saint John's Health Center

2121 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA · Providence · · NPI 1124026273

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 11, 2026

$10,562.30

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.

$30,178.00

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.

$1,746.72 with Blue Shield vs $50,455.95 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.

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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
Blue Shield Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,746.72 ↓ -83%
Blue Shield Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo $5,837.15 ↓ -45%
Blue Shield Ppo/Epo $6,483.87 ↓ -39%
Blue Shield Hmo $6,483.87 ↓ -39%
Blue Cross All Commercial Plans $6,790.00 ↓ -36%
Blue Shield Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange $7,080.03 ↓ -33%
Healthnet Blue And Gold Other Commercial Plan $12,111.00 ↑ +15%
Unitedhealthcare Select/Navigate Hmo $13,460.00 ↑ +27%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $15,269.00 ↑ +45%
Cigna All Commercial Plans $15,861.00 ↑ +50%
Healthnet All Commercial Plans $19,534.00 ↑ +85%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $23,577.55 ↑ +123%
Humana Choicecare Medicare Managed Care Plan $24,049.10 ↑ +128%
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan $24,701.69 ↑ +134%
Central Health Plan Medicare Managed Care Plan $25,935.30 ↑ +146%
Blue Cross Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan $27,821.13 ↑ +163%
La Care Health Plan Covered Ca Exchange $30,650.81 ↑ +190%
Healthnet Ambetter Hmo $43,618.46 ↑ +313%
Healthnet Ambetter Ppo $50,455.95 ↑ +378%

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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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