Encephalitis, st louis igg/igm 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

$3.95

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.

$19.73

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.

$2.57 with BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $86.79 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 $2.57 ↓ -35%
ANTHEM MCAL ANTHEM MCAL $4.11 ↑ +4%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $7.03 ↑ +78%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $7.62 ↑ +93%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $7.89 ↑ +100%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $8.01 ↑ +103%
COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS $8.20 ↑ +108%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $8.20 ↑ +108%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.43 ↑ +113%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $8.43 ↑ +113%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P $8.79 ↑ +123%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $9.38 ↑ +137%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $9.49 ↑ +140%
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.75 ↑ +147%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL $11.72 ↑ +197%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $11.72 ↑ +197%
DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY $11.72 ↑ +197%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL $11.72 ↑ +197%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $11.72 ↑ +197%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $11.72 ↑ +197%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $13.19 ↑ +234%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $13.19 ↑ +234%
BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS $13.19 ↑ +234%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $13.19 ↑ +234%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS $13.19 ↑ +234%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $13.19 ↑ +234%
KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS $13.19 ↑ +234%
OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS $21.10 ↑ +434%
KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $22.69 ↑ +474%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $23.74 ↑ +501%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $29.68 ↑ +651%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $86.79 ↑ +2097%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $33.60 $13.00 – $13.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $33.60 $13.00 – $13.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $33.60 $13.00 – $13.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $33.60 $13.00 – $13.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $78.00 $8.00 – $8.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $78.00 $8.00 – $8.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $33.60 $13.00 – $13.00
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