Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) 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

$3.45

Cash price

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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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$17.27

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.

$3.78 with BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $80.74 with AETNA- 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 SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.78 ↑ +10%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $10.36 ↑ +200%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $11.23 ↑ +226%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $11.62 ↑ +237%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $11.81 ↑ +242%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $12.09 ↑ +250%
COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS $12.09 ↑ +250%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.43 ↑ +260%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $12.43 ↑ +260%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P $12.95 ↑ +275%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $13.82 ↑ +301%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $13.99 ↑ +306%
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $14.37 ↑ +317%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $17.27 ↑ +401%
BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS $17.27 ↑ +401%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $17.27 ↑ +401%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $17.27 ↑ +401%
DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY $17.27 ↑ +401%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS $17.27 ↑ +401%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $17.27 ↑ +401%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL $17.27 ↑ +401%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $17.27 ↑ +401%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $17.27 ↑ +401%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL $17.27 ↑ +401%
KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS $17.27 ↑ +401%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $17.27 ↑ +401%
OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS $27.63 ↑ +701%
KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $29.70 ↑ +761%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $31.09 ↑ +801%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $38.86 ↑ +1026%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $80.74 ↑ +2240%

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Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $35.84 $16.00 – $16.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $28.47 $17.55 – $50.70
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $35.84 $16.00 – $16.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $35.84 $16.00 – $16.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $35.84 $16.00 – $16.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $89.96 $12.00 – $12.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $89.96 $12.00 – $12.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $35.84 $16.00 – $16.00

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