X-ray slg plne bdy sect without urogr 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

$596.16

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.

$1,656.00

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.

$81.92 with BC MANAGED MCAL vs $2,732.40 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
BC MANAGED MCAL BC MANAGED MCAL $81.92 ↓ -86%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $81.92 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $315.43 ↓ -47%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS $347.76 ↓ -42%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $347.76 ↓ -42%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $347.76 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $350.48 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $361.67 ↓ -39%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $382.54 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $420.57 ↓ -29%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $461.75 ↓ -23%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $483.64 ↓ -19%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $695.52 ↑ +17%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $1,237.36 ↑ +108%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $1,242.00 ↑ +108%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,312.05 ↑ +120%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $1,324.80 ↑ +122%
HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS $1,357.92 ↑ +128%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,381.10 ↑ +132%
FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS $1,407.60 ↑ +136%
HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS $1,407.60 ↑ +136%
HUMANA- ALL PLANS HUMANA- ALL PLANS $1,407.60 ↑ +136%
PHCS- ALL PLANS PHCS- ALL PLANS $1,407.60 ↑ +136%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $1,490.40 ↑ +150%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $1,490.40 ↑ +150%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $1,490.40 ↑ +150%
KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,490.40 ↑ +150%
PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS $2,732.40 ↑ +358%

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X-ray slg plne bdy sect without urogr at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $974.40 $142.00 – $142.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $974.40 $142.00 – $142.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $974.40 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $974.40 $142.00 – $142.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $587.60 $96.00 – $96.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $587.60 $96.00 – $96.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $974.40 $142.00 – $142.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $429.02 $21.27 – $634.38

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