I&d abscess posterior spine l/s/ls-22015 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

$95.60

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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$478.00

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.

$104.68 with BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $20,998.58 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
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $104.68 ↑ +9%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL $265.67 ↑ +178%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $286.80 ↑ +200%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $310.70 ↑ +225%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $321.69 ↑ +236%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $326.76 ↑ +242%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $334.60 ↑ +250%
COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS $334.60 ↑ +250%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $343.97 ↑ +260%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $352.76 ↑ +269%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P $358.50 ↑ +275%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $382.40 ↑ +300%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $387.18 ↑ +305%
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $397.74 ↑ +316%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $478.00 ↑ +400%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $478.00 ↑ +400%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL $478.00 ↑ +400%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $478.00 ↑ +400%
DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY $478.00 ↑ +400%
CIRUGIA SIN FORNTERAS (CSF) - ALL PLANS CIRUGIA SIN FORNTERAS (CSF) - ALL PLANS $500.00 ↑ +423%
ANTHEM MCAL ANTHEM MCAL $769.47 ↑ +705%
BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS $9,332.70 ↑ +9662%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $9,332.70 ↑ +9662%
KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS $9,332.70 ↑ +9662%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $9,332.70 ↑ +9662%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS $9,332.70 ↑ +9662%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $9,332.70 ↑ +9662%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $9,332.70 ↑ +9662%
OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS $14,932.32 ↑ +15520%
KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $16,052.24 ↑ +16691%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $16,798.86 ↑ +17472%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $20,998.58 ↑ +21865%

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I&d abscess posterior spine l/s/ls-22015 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $621.68 $27.28 – $1,715.61
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $545.40 $658.23 – $1,958.97
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $621.68 $131.79 – $9,332.70
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $490.80 $30.00 – $9,332.70
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,159.52 $131.79 – $1,326.09
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $981.60 $35.00 – $1,780.60
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $229.04 $658.23 – $1,715.61
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $556.24 $30.00 – $1,780.60

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