Hdr rdncl skn surf brachytx 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.
$496.07 with Aetna vs $2,444.02 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 | $496.07 | — |
| Humana | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $505.99 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $519.72 | — |
| Caremore | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $545.68 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $585.35 | — |
| Aetna | All Commercial Plans | $642.49 | — |
| La Care Health Plan | Covered Ca Exchange | $644.89 | — |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Hmo | $917.73 | — |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Ppo | $1,061.59 | — |
| Blue Shield | Hmo | $1,085.13 | — |
| Blue Shield | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $1,286.08 | — |
| Blue Shield | Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange | $1,340.89 | — |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo | $1,454.15 | — |
| Blue Shield | Ppo/Epo | $1,622.22 | — |
| Blue Cross | All Commercial Plans | $2,444.02 | — |
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Hdr rdncl skn surf brachytx at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $2,222.94 | $317.15 – $6,200.02 |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced | Merced | $351.75 | $310.55 – $683.00 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge | $2,604.47 | $322.06 – $9,335.00 |
| St. Mary Medical Center | Long Beach | $1,612.50 | $289.85 – $3,750.00 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange | Orange | $522.24 | $421.66 – $917.73 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | not published | $519.77 – $2,176.08 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | not published | $547.63 – $2,851.84 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | not published | $496.07 – $3,118.54 |