Megestrol 20 mg tabs 100 each bottle 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

$11.20

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.

$31.10

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.

$2.11 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $51.32 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
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $2.11 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $2.35 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.81 ↓ -75%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $6.53 ↓ -42%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $6.53 ↓ -42%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS $6.53 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $6.79 ↓ -39%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $7.18 ↓ -36%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $13.06 ↑ +17%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $23.24 ↑ +108%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $23.33 ↑ +108%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $23.89 ↑ +113%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $23.89 ↑ +113%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $24.64 ↑ +120%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $24.88 ↑ +122%
HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS $25.50 ↑ +128%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $25.94 ↑ +132%
HUMANA- ALL PLANS HUMANA- ALL PLANS $26.44 ↑ +136%
FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS $26.44 ↑ +136%
HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS $26.44 ↑ +136%
PHCS- ALL PLANS PHCS- ALL PLANS $26.44 ↑ +136%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $27.99 ↑ +150%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $27.99 ↑ +150%
KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS $27.99 ↑ +150%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $27.99 ↑ +150%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $31.10 ↑ +178%
BC MANAGED MCAL BC MANAGED MCAL $31.10 ↑ +178%
PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS $51.32 ↑ +358%

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Megestrol 20 mg tabs 100 each bottle at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $7.79 $0.73 – $48.29
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $6.75 $0.73 – $45.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $7.79 $0.73 – $54.75
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $9.00 $3.28 – $141.40
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano $4.20 $18.83 – $24.29
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $12.90 $5.67 – $43.00
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville $9.35 $40.50 – $66.82
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $3.50 $0.55 – $71.45

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