Ghs musc tst done w/nerv tst lim at Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance
4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA · Providence · · NPI 1003084211
$269.15
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.
$769.00
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.
$142.22 with Blue Cross vs $230.18 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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| Blue Cross | All Commercial Plans | $142.22 | ↓ -47% |
| Blue Shield | Hmo | $153.97 | ↓ -43% |
| Blue Shield | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $182.49 | ↓ -32% |
| Blue Shield | Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange | $190.26 | ↓ -29% |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo | $206.33 | ↓ -23% |
| Blue Shield | Ppo/Epo | $230.18 | ↓ -14% |
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Ghs musc tst done w/nerv tst lim at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $83.92 | $29.50 – $111.72 |
| St. Mary Medical Center | Long Beach | $172.43 | $49.84 – $401.00 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | Burbank | $481.60 | $181.20 – $182.49 |
| Community Hospital San Bernardino | San Bernardino | $207.23 | $57.19 – $7,832.00 |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center | Glendale | $168.87 | $62.30 – $414.40 |
| St. Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino | $176.49 | $57.19 – $5,761.00 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center | Mission Hills | $348.60 | $94.35 – $143.48 |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro | San Pedro | $269.15 | $94.35 – $148.05 |