Ihc/icc per specimen each additional single antibody stain at Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance
4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA · Providence · · NPI 1003084211
$23.10
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.
$66.00
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.
$103.80 with Aetna vs $261.05 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 | All Commercial Plans | $103.80 | ↑ +349% |
| Cigna | Oa/Oap Hmo/Pos | $120.99 | ↑ +424% |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $129.20 | ↑ +459% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $129.20 | ↑ +459% |
| Cigna | Ppo | $169.73 | ↑ +635% |
| Blue Shield | Hmo | $174.62 | ↑ +656% |
| Blue Shield | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $206.96 | ↑ +796% |
| Blue Shield | Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange | $215.78 | ↑ +834% |
| Blue Cross | All Commercial Plans | $229.31 | ↑ +893% |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo | $234.01 | ↑ +913% |
| Blue Shield | Ppo/Epo | $261.05 | ↑ +1030% |
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Ihc/icc per specimen each additional single antibody stain at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $152.43 | $13.50 – $163.44 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $36.71 | $35.67 – $100.02 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $264.18 | $129.20 – $348.65 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $138.87 | $22.50 – $158.72 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $218.45 | $11.65 – $45.00 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $127.19 | $12.15 – $186.59 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $66.01 | $21.00 – $177.02 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $65.30 | $21.00 – $177.02 |