Compatibility test each unit immediate spin technique 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

$36.40

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.

$182.00

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.

$11.70 with ANTHEM MCAL vs $493.03 with CENTIVO - 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
ANTHEM MCAL ANTHEM MCAL $11.70 ↓ -68%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $39.86 ↑ +10%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $109.20 ↑ +200%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $118.30 ↑ +225%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $122.49 ↑ +237%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $124.42 ↑ +242%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $127.40 ↑ +250%
COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS $127.40 ↑ +250%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $130.97 ↑ +260%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $130.97 ↑ +260%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $133.71 ↑ +267%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P $136.50 ↑ +275%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $145.60 ↑ +300%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $147.42 ↑ +305%
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $151.44 ↑ +316%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $219.12 ↑ +502%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $219.12 ↑ +502%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $219.12 ↑ +502%
BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS $219.12 ↑ +502%
KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS $219.12 ↑ +502%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $219.12 ↑ +502%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS $219.12 ↑ +502%
OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS $350.60 ↑ +863%
KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $376.89 ↑ +935%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $394.42 ↑ +984%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $493.03 ↑ +1254%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $403.20 $184.00 – $184.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $126.59 $9.45 – $93.64
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $403.20 $184.00 – $184.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $403.20 $184.00 – $184.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $403.20 $184.00 – $184.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $358.80 $193.00 – $193.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $358.80 $193.00 – $193.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $403.20 $184.00 – $184.00

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