MRI breast w IV cont bi 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

$919.60

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.

$4,598.00

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.

$106.64 with ANTHEM MCAL vs $3,826.00 with ANTHEM - ALL OTHER 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 $106.64 ↓ -88%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $363.93 ↓ -60%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS $363.93 ↓ -60%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $363.93 ↓ -60%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $363.93 ↓ -60%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $363.93 ↓ -60%
BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS $363.93 ↓ -60%
KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS $363.93 ↓ -60%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL $528.05 ↓ -43%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $528.05 ↓ -43%
DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY $528.05 ↓ -43%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $528.05 ↓ -43%
OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS $582.29 ↓ -37%
KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $625.96 ↓ -32%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $628.90 ↓ -32%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $655.07 ↓ -29%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL $681.18 ↓ -26%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $818.84 ↓ -11%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,006.96 ↑ +9%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,489.00 ↑ +62%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $1,648.66 ↑ +79%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $2,758.80 ↑ +200%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $2,988.70 ↑ +225%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $3,143.19 ↑ +242%
COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS $3,218.60 ↑ +250%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $3,218.60 ↑ +250%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $3,308.72 ↑ +260%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,308.72 ↑ +260%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P $3,448.50 ↑ +275%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $3,678.40 ↑ +300%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $3,724.38 ↑ +305%
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,826.00 ↑ +316%

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MRI breast w IV cont bi at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $6,238.40 $511.00 – $511.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $6,238.40 $511.00 – $511.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $6,238.40 $511.00 – $511.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $6,238.40 $511.00 – $511.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,196.00 $335.00 – $335.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,196.00 $335.00 – $335.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $6,238.40 $511.00 – $511.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,863.29 $557.44 – $2,600.57

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