Assay of somatostatin at Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance
4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA · Providence · · NPI 1003084211
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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.
$18.28 with Aetna vs $174.18 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 | $18.28 | — |
| Humana | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $18.65 | — |
| Caremore | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $20.11 | — |
| La Care Health Plan | Covered Ca Exchange | $23.76 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $25.93 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $29.20 | — |
| Cigna | Oa/Oap Hmo/Pos | $33.03 | — |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Hmo | $33.82 | — |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $36.56 | — |
| First Health/Coventry | Coventry All Commercial Plans | $36.56 | — |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $36.56 | — |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Ppo | $39.12 | — |
| Cigna | Ppo | $46.33 | — |
| Aetna | All Commercial Plans | $50.34 | — |
| Blue Cross | All Commercial Plans | $87.43 | — |
| Blue Shield | Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange | $106.25 | — |
| Blue Shield | Hmo | $113.65 | — |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo | $115.19 | — |
| Blue Shield | Ppo/Epo | $128.21 | — |
| Blue Shield | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $174.18 | — |
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Assay of somatostatin at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $20.03 | $3.66 – $31.04 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $83.04 | $18.28 – $166.90 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $76.05 | $18.28 – $166.90 |
| Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta | Mt Shasta | $132.50 | $16.25 – $166.90 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge | $47.52 | $18.28 – $170.30 |
| Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City | $61.99 | $18.28 – $139.65 |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | Redding | $86.35 | $16.25 – $166.90 |
| St. Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff | $99.46 | $16.25 – $166.90 |