Collar cerv 18.25x3.5in serp firm density sm 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

$56.88

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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.

$158.00

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.

$15.75 with TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS vs $67.50 with CIGNA- ALL 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
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS $15.75 ↓ -72%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $15.75 ↓ -72%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $15.75 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $16.38 ↓ -71%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $17.33 ↓ -70%
PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS $30.55 ↓ -46%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $30.55 ↓ -46%
BC MANAGED MCAL BC MANAGED MCAL $30.55 ↓ -46%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $31.50 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $45.79 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $50.87 ↓ -11%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $50.87 ↓ -11%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $56.04 ↓ -1%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $56.25 ↓ -1%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $57.60 ↑ +1%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $57.60 ↑ +1%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $59.42 ↑ +4%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $60.00 ↑ +5%
HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS $61.50 ↑ +8%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $62.55 ↑ +10%
PHCS- ALL PLANS PHCS- ALL PLANS $63.75 ↑ +12%
HUMANA- ALL PLANS HUMANA- ALL PLANS $63.75 ↑ +12%
HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS $63.75 ↑ +12%
FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS $63.75 ↑ +12%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $67.50 ↑ +19%
KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS $67.50 ↑ +19%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $67.50 ↑ +19%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $67.50 ↑ +19%

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Collar cerv 18.25x3.5in serp firm density sm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $39.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $52.13 $28.56 – $92.82
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $39.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $39.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $39.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $52.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $52.00 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $39.20 not published

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