Strep b assay w/optic 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

$17.00

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.

$85.00

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.

$2.36 with ANTHEM MCAL vs $70.73 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 $2.36 ↓ -86%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $12.73 ↓ -25%
BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS $12.73 ↓ -25%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS $12.73 ↓ -25%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $12.73 ↓ -25%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $12.73 ↓ -25%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $12.73 ↓ -25%
KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS $12.73 ↓ -25%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $14.49 ↓ -15%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL $14.49 ↓ -15%
DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY $14.49 ↓ -15%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $14.49 ↓ -15%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $17.25 ↑ +1%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $18.62 ↑ +10%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL $18.69 ↑ +10%
OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS $20.37 ↑ +20%
KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $21.90 ↑ +29%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $22.91 ↑ +35%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $28.64 ↑ +68%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $51.00 ↑ +200%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $55.25 ↑ +225%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $57.21 ↑ +237%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $58.11 ↑ +242%
COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS $59.50 ↑ +250%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $59.50 ↑ +250%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $61.11 ↑ +259%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $61.17 ↑ +260%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $61.17 ↑ +260%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P $63.75 ↑ +275%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $68.00 ↑ +300%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $68.85 ↑ +305%
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $70.73 ↑ +316%

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Strep b assay w/optic at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $113.12 $11.00 – $11.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $113.12 $11.00 – $11.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $113.12 $11.00 – $11.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $113.12 $11.00 – $11.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $82.68 $8.00 – $8.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $82.68 $8.00 – $8.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $113.12 $11.00 – $11.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $82.68 $8.00 – $8.00

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