Valvuloplasty aortic at Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance
4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA · Providence · · NPI 1003084211
$4,419.80
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.
$12,628.00
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.
$1,807.11 with Blue Shield vs $19,534.00 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 | $1,807.11 | ↓ -59% |
| Blue Shield | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $2,141.77 | ↓ -52% |
| Blue Shield | Epn/Ifp Benefit Exchange | $2,233.03 | ↓ -49% |
| Blue Shield | Tandem Ppo/Blue High Performance Ppo/Epo | $2,421.66 | ↓ -45% |
| Blue Shield | Ppo/Epo | $2,701.55 | ↓ -39% |
| Blue Cross | All Commercial Plans | $7,047.00 | ↑ +59% |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $7,320.30 | ↑ +66% |
| Humana | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $7,466.71 | ↑ +69% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $7,669.32 | ↑ +74% |
| Caremore | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $8,052.33 | ↑ +82% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Vivity Non City Of La Other Commercial Plan | $8,637.84 | ↑ +95% |
| La Care Health Plan | Covered Ca Exchange | $9,516.39 | ↑ +115% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $10,781.00 | ↑ +144% |
| Healthnet | Blue And Gold Other Commercial Plan | $12,111.00 | ↑ +174% |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $12,210.00 | ↑ +176% |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Hmo | $13,542.56 | ↑ +206% |
| Healthnet | Ambetter Ppo | $15,665.45 | ↑ +254% |
| Healthnet | All Commercial Plans | $19,534.00 | ↑ +342% |
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Valvuloplasty aortic at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $14,980.00 | not published |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $5,149.13 | $1,363.30 – $13,090.66 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $14,980.00 | not published |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $14,980.00 | not published |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $14,980.00 | not published |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $9,375.60 | not published |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $9,375.60 | not published |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $14,980.00 | not published |