Prednisone 1 mg tablet at ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO
1401 Garces Hwy, Delano, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1144237272
$0.95
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.
$4.73
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.
$0.01 with ANTHEM MCAL vs $3.44 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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| ANTHEM MCAL | ANTHEM MCAL | $0.01 | ↓ -99% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | $0.58 | ↓ -39% |
| HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS | $1.47 | ↑ +55% |
| COVENTRY- ALL PLANS | COVENTRY- ALL PLANS | $1.60 | ↑ +68% |
| BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | $1.73 | ↑ +82% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $1.82 | ↑ +92% |
| WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | $1.84 | ↑ +94% |
| COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS | $1.87 | ↑ +97% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1.92 | ↑ +102% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $1.92 | ↑ +102% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $1.97 | ↑ +107% |
| FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P | FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P | $2.00 | ↑ +111% |
| CIGNA- ALL PLANS | CIGNA- ALL PLANS | $2.13 | ↑ +124% |
| ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS | ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS | $2.22 | ↑ +134% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $2.27 | ↑ +139% |
| DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY | DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY | $2.67 | ↑ +181% |
| KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY | $2.67 | ↑ +181% |
| UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL | UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL | $2.67 | ↑ +181% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $2.67 | ↑ +181% |
| HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | $3.18 | ↑ +235% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL | $3.44 | ↑ +262% |
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Prednisone 1 mg tablet at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $6.57 | $0.02 – $11.70 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $0.50 | $0.78 – $1.84 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $5.61 | $0.01 – $3.07 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $3.43 | $0.02 – $2.94 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $2.67 | $1.04 – $3.92 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $4.32 | $0.02 – $2.94 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $2.97 | $0.02 – $3.20 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $2.21 | $0.01 – $3.16 |