St. Mary Medical Center prices. From its own published file.

St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, CA publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

9,030prices published

Feb 2026file last updated

$2,511cash price for emergency visit, highest (level 5) (list $5,978)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$1,143	$2,657	$57.57–$12,480
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$1,733	$4,127	$88.24–$12,480
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$2,511	$5,978	$140–$12,749
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$166	$387	$10.56–$310
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$18.06	$42.00	$8.46–$52.15
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$64.07	$149	$7.77–$119
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$2.58	$33.00	$1.50–$13,617
Urinalysis `81001`	$3.44	$8.00	$2.00–$19.85
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$9.46	$22.00	$5.50–$60.75
EKG tracing `93005`	$197	$459	$18.82–$6,343
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$335	$780	$24.72–$624
CT head without contrast `70450`	$158	$368	$92.00–$1,655
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$341	$793	$198–$1,655
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$1,653	$3,845	$240–$4,227
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$641	$1,490	$107–$1,192
IV push, single drug `96374`	$146	$339	$49.82–$6,343
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$291	$676	$51.30–$676
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	$11.18	$32.50	$0.44–$39.00
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	$11.18	$26.00	$0.13–$26.00
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	—	—	$339–$6,054
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	—	—	$269–$8,463
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	—	—	$711–$14,575
Vaginal delivery, routine care `59400`	—	—	$1,561–$11,127
Cesarean delivery, routine care `59510`	—	—	$1,562–$11,127

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: St. Mary Medical Center price transparency page.

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Billed above the posted cash priceIf you're paying yourself, ask the hospital to apply its published cash price.
Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
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