Platelets each unit at ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO
1401 Garces Hwy, Delano, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1144237272
$44.60
Cash price 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.
$223.00
Gross charge 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.
$31.97 with BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $128.60 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | $31.97 | ↓ -28% |
| BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS | BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS | $53.17 | ↑ +19% |
| UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS | UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS | $53.17 | ↑ +19% |
| HEALTHNET MCR ADV | HEALTHNET MCR ADV | $53.17 | ↑ +19% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $53.17 | ↑ +19% |
| KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY | $53.17 | ↑ +19% |
| TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS | TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS | $53.17 | ↑ +19% |
| KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS | $53.17 | ↑ +19% |
| ANTHEM MCAL | ANTHEM MCAL | $81.25 | ↑ +82% |
| OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS | OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS | $85.07 | ↑ +91% |
| COVENTRY- ALL PLANS | COVENTRY- ALL PLANS | $87.60 | ↑ +96% |
| KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS | $91.45 | ↑ +105% |
| BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | $94.90 | ↑ +113% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $95.71 | ↑ +115% |
| HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS | $98.26 | ↑ +120% |
| DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY | DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY | $99.69 | ↑ +124% |
| KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY | $99.69 | ↑ +124% |
| UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL | UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL | $99.69 | ↑ +124% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $99.69 | ↑ +124% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $99.81 | ↑ +124% |
| COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS | $102.20 | ↑ +129% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $102.20 | ↑ +129% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $105.06 | ↑ +136% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $105.06 | ↑ +136% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $107.75 | ↑ +142% |
| FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P | FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P | $109.50 | ↑ +146% |
| CIGNA- ALL PLANS | CIGNA- ALL PLANS | $116.80 | ↑ +162% |
| WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | $118.26 | ↑ +165% |
| HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | $118.73 | ↑ +166% |
| CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | $119.63 | ↑ +168% |
| ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS | ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS | $121.49 | ↑ +172% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL | $128.60 | ↑ +188% |
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Platelets each unit at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $78.66 | $69.50 – $169.60 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $77.81 | $69.50 – $167.50 |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $50.87 | $36.33 – $171.66 |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced | Merced | $103.00 | $69.50 – $200.00 |
| Dominican Hospital | Santa Cruz | $84.15 | $69.50 – $326.65 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge | $54.41 | $48.75 – $4,018.00 |
| California Hospital Medical Center | Los Angeles | $69.84 | $28.80 – $2,113.00 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center | Mission Hills | $91.35 | not published |