Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) MRI (with and without contrast) at ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL
15630 18th Ave, Clearlake, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1124018031
$2,233.08
Cash price 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.
$6,203.00
Gross charge 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.
$554.74 with MEDI-CAL vs $9,641.34 with BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $554.74 | ↓ -75% |
| BC MANAGED MCAL | BC MANAGED MCAL | $554.74 | ↓ -75% |
| KAISER MCR ADV | KAISER MCR ADV | $1,135.05 | ↓ -49% |
| BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV | BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV | $1,135.05 | ↓ -49% |
| TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS | TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS | $1,135.05 | ↓ -49% |
| BLUE CROSS MCR ADV | BLUE CROSS MCR ADV | $1,180.45 | ↓ -47% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $1,248.56 | ↓ -44% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $2,270.10 | ↑ +2% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $2,995.90 | ↑ +34% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS | $3,328.82 | ↑ +49% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $3,994.47 | ↑ +79% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $4,038.62 | ↑ +81% |
| WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS | $4,053.75 | ↑ +82% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $4,282.38 | ↑ +92% |
| FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS | $4,324.00 | ↑ +94% |
| HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS | HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS | $4,432.10 | ↑ +98% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $4,507.77 | ↑ +102% |
| HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS | HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS | $4,594.25 | ↑ +106% |
| HUMANA- ALL PLANS | HUMANA- ALL PLANS | $4,594.25 | ↑ +106% |
| PHCS- ALL PLANS | PHCS- ALL PLANS | $4,594.25 | ↑ +106% |
| FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS | FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS | $4,594.25 | ↑ +106% |
| CIGNA- ALL PLANS | CIGNA- ALL PLANS | $4,864.50 | ↑ +118% |
| INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS | $4,864.50 | ↑ +118% |
| KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS | $4,864.50 | ↑ +118% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS | $4,864.50 | ↑ +118% |
| PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS | PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS | $8,918.25 | ↑ +299% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | $9,205.08 | ↑ +312% |
| BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | $9,641.34 | ↑ +332% |
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Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) MRI (with and without contrast) at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $6,837.60 | $476.00 – $476.00 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $3,060.31 | $453.77 – $5,449.86 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $6,837.60 | $476.00 – $476.00 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $6,837.60 | $476.00 – $476.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $6,837.60 | $476.00 – $476.00 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $3,224.00 | $324.00 – $324.00 |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $3,224.00 | $324.00 – $324.00 |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $6,837.60 | $476.00 – $476.00 |