Off/op cnsltj new/est mod 40 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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$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 $616.62 with KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL — 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%
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 ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $343.97 ↑ +260%
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%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $478.00 ↑ +400%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL $478.00 ↑ +400%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $478.00 ↑ +400%
DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY $478.00 ↑ +400%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $569.30 ↑ +496%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL $616.62 ↑ +545%

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Off/op cnsltj new/est mod 40 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $319.02 $123.92 – $469.42
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $121.03 $134.00 – $235.00
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $76.57 $4.41 – $626.00
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $70.50 $189.09 – $470.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $59.47 $174.98 – $525.84
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $72.75 $136.90 – $379.93
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $265.98 $20.67 – $363.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake $62.28 $173.00 – $285.45

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