Acetazolamide 500 mg solution for injection at ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO

1401 Garces Hwy, Delano, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1144237272

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 29, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$39.95

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.

$199.74

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.

$33.32 with ANTHEM MCAL vs $257.67 with KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL — 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
ANTHEM MCAL ANTHEM MCAL $33.32 ↓ -17%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $43.74 ↑ +9%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $109.86 ↑ +175%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $119.85 ↑ +200%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $129.83 ↑ +225%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $136.54 ↑ +242%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $137.62 ↑ +244%
COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS $139.82 ↑ +250%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $143.74 ↑ +260%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $143.74 ↑ +260%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $147.41 ↑ +269%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P $149.81 ↑ +275%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $159.79 ↑ +300%
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $166.21 ↑ +316%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $169.78 ↑ +325%
DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY $199.74 ↑ +400%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $199.74 ↑ +400%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL $199.74 ↑ +400%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $199.74 ↑ +400%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $237.89 ↑ +495%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL $257.67 ↑ +545%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $657.27 $17.00 – $17.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $65.70 $18.09 – $52.26
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