Muscle test larynx at Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance
4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA · Providence · · NPI 1003084211
$154.00
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.
$440.00
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.
$97.08 with Blue Shield vs $366.20 with Healthnet — 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 Shield | Hmo | $97.08 | ↓ -37% |
| Blue Cross | All Commercial Plans | $109.55 | ↓ -29% |
| Blue Shield | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $115.06 | ↓ -25% |
| Blue Shield | Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange | $119.96 | ↓ -22% |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo | $130.10 | ↓ -16% |
| Blue Shield | Ppo/Epo | $145.13 | ↓ -6% |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $171.12 | ↑ +11% |
| Humana | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $174.54 | ↑ +13% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $179.28 | ↑ +16% |
| Caremore | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $188.23 | ↑ +22% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $201.92 | ↑ +31% |
| La Care Health Plan | Covered Ca Exchange | $222.46 | ↑ +44% |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Hmo | $316.58 | ↑ +106% |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Ppo | $366.20 | ↑ +138% |
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Muscle test larynx at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center Merced | Merced | $190.55 | $99.84 – $370.00 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | Burbank | $1,217.65 | $115.06 – $316.58 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center | Mission Hills | $225.05 | $59.49 – $316.58 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | not published | $168.88 – $182.96 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | not published | $188.91 – $213.43 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | not published | $171.12 – $242.03 |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg | not published | $96.55 – $179.26 |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna | not published | $242.59 – $242.59 |