Neck (Cervical Spine) MRI (with and without contrast) 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

$3,575.16

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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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$9,931.00

Gross charge

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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.

$592.86 with MEDI-CAL vs $10,234.95 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $592.86 ↓ -83%
BC MANAGED MCAL BC MANAGED MCAL $592.86 ↓ -83%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $1,302.63 ↓ -64%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $1,302.63 ↓ -64%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS $1,302.63 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $1,354.74 ↓ -62%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,432.89 ↓ -60%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $2,605.26 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $2,995.90 ↓ -16%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $3,328.82 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,994.47 ↑ +12%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $4,634.88 ↑ +30%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $4,652.25 ↑ +30%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $4,914.64 ↑ +37%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $4,962.40 ↑ +39%
HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS $5,086.46 ↑ +42%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $5,173.30 ↑ +45%
HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS $5,272.55 ↑ +47%
HUMANA- ALL PLANS HUMANA- ALL PLANS $5,272.55 ↑ +47%
PHCS- ALL PLANS PHCS- ALL PLANS $5,272.55 ↑ +47%
FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS $5,272.55 ↑ +47%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $5,582.70 ↑ +56%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $5,582.70 ↑ +56%
KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS $5,582.70 ↑ +56%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $5,582.70 ↑ +56%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $9,205.08 ↑ +157%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $9,641.34 ↑ +170%
PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS $10,234.95 ↑ +186%

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Neck (Cervical Spine) MRI (with and without contrast) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $5,930.40 $476.00 – $476.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $4,634.92 $453.77 – $8,253.96
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $5,930.40 $476.00 – $476.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $5,930.40 $476.00 – $476.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $5,930.40 $476.00 – $476.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,756.00 $324.00 – $324.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,756.00 $324.00 – $324.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $5,930.40 $476.00 – $476.00

All California hospitals for this procedure →