Dilation/female urethra/initial 53660 at Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance
4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA · Providence · · NPI 1003084211
$192.50
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.
$550.00
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.
$165.49 with Aetna vs $2,559.00 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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| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $165.49 | ↓ -14% |
| Humana | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $168.80 | ↓ -12% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $173.39 | ↓ -10% |
| Caremore | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $182.04 | ↓ -5% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $195.28 | ↑ +1% |
| La Care Health Plan | Covered Ca Exchange | $215.14 | ↑ +12% |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Hmo | $306.17 | ↑ +59% |
| Blue Shield | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $353.00 | ↑ +83% |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Ppo | $354.16 | ↑ +84% |
| Cigna | Oa/Oap Hmo/Pos | $399.00 | ↑ +107% |
| Healthnet | Blue And Gold Other Commercial Plan | $601.00 | ↑ +212% |
| Blue Shield | Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange | $811.00 | ↑ +321% |
| Cigna | Ppo | $857.00 | ↑ +345% |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo | $885.00 | ↑ +360% |
| Blue Shield | Hmo | $911.00 | ↑ +373% |
| Healthnet | All Commercial Plans | $970.00 | ↑ +404% |
| Blue Shield | Ppo/Epo | $982.00 | ↑ +410% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $1,321.00 | ↑ +586% |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $1,495.00 | ↑ +677% |
| Blue Cross | All Commercial Plans | $2,559.00 | ↑ +1229% |
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Dilation/female urethra/initial 53660 at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $294.78 | $173.40 – $1,687.00 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $327.93 | $182.70 – $6,200.00 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | $329.46 | $165.49 – $8,018.00 |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg | $179.01 | $173.37 – $3,982.87 |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna | $194.82 | $1,333.00 – $20,799.00 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | $315.18 | $179.04 – $4,042.00 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo | $375.84 | $140.67 – $1,597.00 |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | Tarzana | $169.75 | $165.49 – $1,287.00 |