Procalcitonin 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

$89.60

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.

$448.00

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.

$5.19 with ANTHEM MCAL vs $176.22 with AETNA- 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
ANTHEM MCAL ANTHEM MCAL $5.19 ↓ -94%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $27.22 ↓ -70%
BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS $27.22 ↓ -70%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS $27.22 ↓ -70%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $27.22 ↓ -70%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $27.22 ↓ -70%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $27.22 ↓ -70%
KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS $27.22 ↓ -70%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $31.23 ↓ -65%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL $31.23 ↓ -65%
DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY $31.23 ↓ -65%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $31.23 ↓ -65%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $32.63 ↓ -64%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $37.19 ↓ -58%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL $40.28 ↓ -55%
OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS $43.55 ↓ -51%
KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $46.82 ↓ -48%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $49.00 ↓ -45%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $61.25 ↓ -32%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $89.40 ↓ -0%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $96.85 ↑ +8%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $100.28 ↑ +12%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $101.86 ↑ +14%
COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS $104.30 ↑ +16%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $104.30 ↑ +16%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $107.22 ↑ +20%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $107.22 ↑ +20%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P $111.75 ↑ +25%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $119.20 ↑ +33%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $120.69 ↑ +35%
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $123.98 ↑ +38%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $176.22 ↑ +97%

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Procalcitonin at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $201.60 $26.00 – $26.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $110.38 $27.22 – $84.93
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $201.60 $26.00 – $26.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $201.60 $26.00 – $26.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $201.60 $26.00 – $26.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $157.56 $18.00 – $18.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $157.56 $18.00 – $18.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $201.60 $26.00 – $26.00

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