MRA upper extremity post contrast-bil at San Martin Hospital

8280 W Warm Springs Rd, Las Vegas, NV · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1528101284

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$924.76

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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.

$4,511.00

Gross charge

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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.

$379.49 with BCBS - Anthem vs $4,511.00 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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.

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Payer
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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.

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Plan
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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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO $379.49 ↓ -59%
Sierra Health Plan NV Medicaid|All Plans $451.45 ↓ -51%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PPO $510.06 ↓ -45%
United Commercial|All Payer $693.25 ↓ -25%
Health Plan of NV Commercial|All Plans $797.00 ↓ -14%
Sierra Health Options Commercial|Prime $913.00 ↓ -1%
Sierra Health Options Commercial|State of NV $949.00 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|DH Employees $1,353.30 ↑ +46%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,416.00 ↑ +53%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $1,416.00 ↑ +53%
Health Services Coalition Commercial|All Plans $1,533.74 ↑ +66%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $1,986.97 ↑ +115%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,986.97 ↑ +115%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $2,255.50 ↑ +144%
Teachers Health Trust Commercial|All Plans $2,751.71 ↑ +198%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,112.59 ↑ +237%
United Commercial|Options $3,247.92 ↑ +251%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $4,511.00 ↑ +388%

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MRA upper extremity post contrast-bil at other Nevada hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon $1,662.98 $507.26 – $1,872.96
Siena Hospital Henderson $1,024.00 $379.49 – $3,112.59

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