Carbohydrate deficient transf - sendout at ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL

15630 18th Ave, Clearlake, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1124018031

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 29, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$87.78

Cash price

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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.

$243.84

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.

$3.26 with UHC MCR ADV vs $84.13 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS — 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.

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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
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $3.26 ↓ -96%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $3.79 ↓ -96%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $3.79 ↓ -96%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS $3.79 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $3.94 ↓ -96%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $7.59 ↓ -91%
PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS $13.37 ↓ -85%
BC MANAGED MCAL BC MANAGED MCAL $13.37 ↓ -85%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $13.37 ↓ -85%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $13.49 ↓ -85%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $13.55 ↓ -85%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $13.87 ↓ -84%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $13.87 ↓ -84%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $14.31 ↓ -84%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $14.45 ↓ -84%
HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS $14.81 ↓ -83%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $15.06 ↓ -83%
HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS $15.35 ↓ -83%
FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS $15.35 ↓ -83%
HUMANA- ALL PLANS HUMANA- ALL PLANS $15.35 ↓ -83%
PHCS- ALL PLANS PHCS- ALL PLANS $15.35 ↓ -83%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $16.25 ↓ -81%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $16.25 ↓ -81%
KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS $16.25 ↓ -81%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $16.25 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $63.10 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $70.11 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $84.13 ↓ -4%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $219.52 $16.00 – $16.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $219.52 $16.00 – $16.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $219.52 $16.00 – $16.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $219.52 $16.00 – $16.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $139.88 $12.00 – $12.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $139.88 $12.00 – $12.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $219.52 $16.00 – $16.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $27.54 $3.61 – $42.68

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