Ext ecg>48hr<7d rev&interpj 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

$30.24

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.

$84.00

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.

$21.06 with MEDI-CAL vs $254.52 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $21.06 ↓ -30%
BC MANAGED MCAL BC MANAGED MCAL $21.06 ↓ -30%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $23.23 ↓ -23%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $23.23 ↓ -23%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $23.23 ↓ -23%
HUMANA- ALL PLANS HUMANA- ALL PLANS $23.23 ↓ -23%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS $23.23 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $24.16 ↓ -20%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $25.55 ↓ -16%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $27.88 ↓ -8%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $28.95 ↓ -4%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $32.52 ↑ +8%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $33.22 ↑ +10%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $33.39 ↑ +10%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $33.39 ↑ +10%
HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS $33.85 ↑ +12%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $34.22 ↑ +13%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $36.17 ↑ +20%
PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS $38.96 ↑ +29%
PHCS- ALL PLANS PHCS- ALL PLANS $71.40 ↑ +136%
HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS $71.40 ↑ +136%
FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS $71.40 ↑ +136%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $75.60 ↑ +150%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $75.60 ↑ +150%
KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS $75.60 ↑ +150%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $212.10 ↑ +601%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $254.52 ↑ +742%

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Ext ecg>48hr<7d rev&interpj at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $403.92 $57.90 – $101.61
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $10.64 $8.40 – $278.76
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $9.30 $21.06 – $251.50
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $10.64 $21.06 – $266.44
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $8.40 $21.06 – $253.96
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $36.96 $21.06 – $40.77
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $16.80 $21.06 – $259.86
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville $44.00 $21.06 – $38.96

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