Cytopathology cervical/vaginal thin layer manual screening 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

$7.08

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.

$35.38

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.

$7.31 with BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $133.27 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 $7.31 ↑ +3%
ANTHEM MCAL ANTHEM MCAL $16.83 ↑ +138%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $20.03 ↑ +183%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS $20.26 ↑ +186%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $20.26 ↑ +186%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $20.26 ↑ +186%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $20.26 ↑ +186%
BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS $20.26 ↑ +186%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $20.26 ↑ +186%
KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS $20.26 ↑ +186%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $21.70 ↑ +206%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $22.46 ↑ +217%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $23.24 ↑ +228%
DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY $23.24 ↑ +228%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL $23.24 ↑ +228%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $23.24 ↑ +228%
COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS $23.37 ↑ +230%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $23.37 ↑ +230%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P $25.04 ↑ +254%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $26.70 ↑ +277%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $27.04 ↑ +282%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $27.68 ↑ +291%
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $27.78 ↑ +292%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $29.17 ↑ +312%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $29.17 ↑ +312%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $29.17 ↑ +312%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL $29.98 ↑ +323%
OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS $32.42 ↑ +358%
KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $34.85 ↑ +392%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $36.47 ↑ +415%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $45.59 ↑ +544%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $133.27 ↑ +1782%

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Cytopathology cervical/vaginal thin layer manual screening at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $105.28 $21.00 – $21.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $35.50 $20.26 – $63.22
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $105.28 $21.00 – $21.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $105.28 $21.00 – $21.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $105.28 $21.00 – $21.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $91.00 $17.00 – $17.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $91.00 $17.00 – $17.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $105.28 $21.00 – $21.00

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