Lens, intraocular (new tech) 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

$365.04

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.

$1,014.00

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.

$140.07 with KAISER MCR ADV vs $1,100.55 with PARTNERSHIP MCAL - 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
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $140.07 ↓ -62%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $140.07 ↓ -62%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS $140.07 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $145.67 ↓ -60%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $154.08 ↓ -58%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $280.14 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $407.20 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $452.43 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $452.43 ↑ +24%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $498.38 ↑ +37%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $500.25 ↑ +37%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $512.26 ↑ +40%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $512.26 ↑ +40%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $528.46 ↑ +45%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $533.60 ↑ +46%
HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS $546.94 ↑ +50%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $556.28 ↑ +52%
HUMANA- ALL PLANS HUMANA- ALL PLANS $566.95 ↑ +55%
FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS $566.95 ↑ +55%
HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS $566.95 ↑ +55%
PHCS- ALL PLANS PHCS- ALL PLANS $566.95 ↑ +55%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $600.30 ↑ +64%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $600.30 ↑ +64%
KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS $600.30 ↑ +64%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $600.30 ↑ +64%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $667.00 ↑ +83%
BC MANAGED MCAL BC MANAGED MCAL $667.00 ↑ +83%
PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS $1,100.55 ↑ +201%

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Lens, intraocular (new tech) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $280.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $280.80 not published
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $985.03 $579.33 – $1,370.61
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $280.80 not published
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,213.80 not published
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $1,128.83 not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $1,300.50 not published
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $797.64 not published

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