Screening Mammogram at Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance
4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA · Providence · · NPI 1003084211
$203.00
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.
$580.00
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.
$108.84 with Aetna vs $647.68 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 | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $108.84 | ↓ -46% |
| Humana | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $111.02 | ↓ -45% |
| Caremore | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $119.72 | ↓ -41% |
| La Care Health Plan | Covered Ca Exchange | $141.49 | ↓ -30% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $159.95 | ↓ -21% |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $159.95 | ↓ -21% |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Hmo | $201.35 | ↓ -1% |
| Aetna | All Commercial Plans | $229.60 | ↑ +13% |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Ppo | $232.92 | ↑ +15% |
| Cigna | Oa/Oap Hmo/Pos | $296.96 | ↑ +46% |
| Blue Cross | All Commercial Plans | $412.34 | ↑ +103% |
| Cigna | Ppo | $416.60 | ↑ +105% |
| Blue Shield | Hmo | $433.25 | ↑ +113% |
| Blue Shield | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $513.48 | ↑ +153% |
| Blue Shield | Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange | $535.36 | ↑ +164% |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo | $580.58 | ↑ +186% |
| Blue Shield | Ppo/Epo | $647.68 | ↑ +219% |
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Screening Mammogram at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $375.20 | $133.00 – $133.00 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $205.86 | $105.30 – $414.57 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $375.20 | $133.00 – $133.00 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $375.20 | $133.00 – $133.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $375.20 | $133.00 – $133.00 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $380.12 | $84.00 – $84.00 |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $380.12 | $84.00 – $84.00 |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $375.20 | $133.00 – $133.00 |