Echo exam of fetal heart at Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance
4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA · Providence · · NPI 1003084211
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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.
$86.26 with Blue Cross vs $1,197.81 with Cigna — 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 Cross | All Commercial Plans | $86.26 | — |
| Blue Shield | Hmo | $103.52 | — |
| Blue Shield | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $122.69 | — |
| Blue Shield | Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange | $127.92 | — |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo | $138.72 | — |
| Blue Shield | Ppo/Epo | $154.76 | — |
| Aetna | All Commercial Plans | $202.44 | — |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $306.88 | — |
| Humana | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $313.02 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $321.51 | — |
| Caremore | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $337.57 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $362.12 | — |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $372.86 | — |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $372.86 | — |
| La Care Health Plan | Covered Ca Exchange | $398.95 | — |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Hmo | $567.73 | — |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Ppo | $656.73 | — |
| Cigna | Oa/Oap Hmo/Pos | $853.82 | — |
| Cigna | Ppo | $1,197.81 | — |
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Echo exam of fetal heart at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $977.13 | $85.42 – $2,237.34 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $781.65 | $85.42 – $1,271.67 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $295.69 | $85.42 – $1,206.45 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $292.50 | $85.42 – $1,206.45 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo | $988.32 | $228.67 – $567.73 |
| Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta | Mt Shasta | $394.45 | $116.17 – $496.86 |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced | Merced | $439.81 | $85.42 – $802.76 |
| St. Mary Medical Center | Long Beach | $361.20 | $76.88 – $840.00 |