Urinary bldr retent nuc study at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center
18321 Clark St, Tarzana, CA · Providence · · NPI 1821250762
$509.60
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.
$1,456.00
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.
$128.83 with Blue Shield vs $293.20 with Blue Cross — 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 | Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange | $128.83 | ↓ -75% |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo | $137.33 | ↓ -73% |
| Aetna | All Commercial Plans | $150.98 | ↓ -70% |
| Blue Shield | Hmo/Ppo/Epo | $191.13 | ↓ -62% |
| Cigna | Oap Hmo/Pos | $191.22 | ↓ -62% |
| Cigna | Ppo | $191.22 | ↓ -62% |
| Blue Shield | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $249.17 | ↓ -51% |
| Blue Cross | All Commercial Plans | $293.20 | ↓ -42% |
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Urinary bldr retent nuc study at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $666.40 | not published |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $666.40 | not published |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $666.40 | not published |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $666.40 | not published |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $666.40 | not published |
| Sacramento Medical Center | SACRAMENTO | $666.40 | not published |
| Oakland Medical Center | Oakland | $666.40 | not published |
| Walnut Creek Medical Center | WALNUT CREEK | $666.40 | not published |