Cytopath smear other source 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

$20.60

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.

$103.00

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.

$19.93 with BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $233.70 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 $19.93 ↓ -3%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $54.60 ↑ +165%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $59.15 ↑ +187%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $61.24 ↑ +197%
COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS $63.70 ↑ +209%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $63.70 ↑ +209%
BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS $67.02 ↑ +225%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $67.02 ↑ +225%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $67.02 ↑ +225%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $67.02 ↑ +225%
KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS $67.02 ↑ +225%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $67.02 ↑ +225%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS $67.02 ↑ +225%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P $68.25 ↑ +231%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $69.86 ↑ +239%
DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY $69.86 ↑ +239%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $69.86 ↑ +239%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL $69.86 ↑ +239%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $71.23 ↑ +246%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $71.23 ↑ +246%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $71.23 ↑ +246%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $72.80 ↑ +253%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $73.71 ↑ +258%
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $75.72 ↑ +268%
ANTHEM MCAL ANTHEM MCAL $78.53 ↑ +281%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $83.20 ↑ +304%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL $90.11 ↑ +337%
OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS $107.24 ↑ +421%
KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $115.28 ↑ +460%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $120.64 ↑ +486%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $150.80 ↑ +632%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $233.70 ↑ +1034%

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Cytopath smear other source at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $223.44 $120.00 – $120.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $223.44 $120.00 – $120.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $223.44 $120.00 – $120.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $223.44 $120.00 – $120.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $235.04 $84.00 – $84.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $235.04 $84.00 – $84.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $223.44 $120.00 – $120.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $235.04 $84.00 – $84.00

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