Ultrasound spinal canal and contents 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

$764.80

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.

$3,824.00

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.

$37.86 with ANTHEM MCAL vs $483.45 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 $37.86 ↓ -95%
DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY $55.00 ↓ -93%
DIGNTY HLTH COM/MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNTY HLTH COM/MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $55.00 ↓ -93%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL $116.16 ↓ -85%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $116.16 ↓ -85%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $116.16 ↓ -85%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $127.24 ↓ -83%
BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS $134.46 ↓ -82%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $134.46 ↓ -82%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS $134.46 ↓ -82%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $134.46 ↓ -82%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $134.46 ↓ -82%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $134.46 ↓ -82%
KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS $134.46 ↓ -82%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $138.34 ↓ -82%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL $149.84 ↓ -80%
OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS $215.14 ↓ -72%
KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $231.28 ↓ -70%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $242.03 ↓ -68%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $302.54 ↓ -60%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $348.60 ↓ -54%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $377.65 ↓ -51%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $391.01 ↓ -49%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $397.17 ↓ -48%
COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS $406.70 ↓ -47%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $406.70 ↓ -47%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $418.09 ↓ -45%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $418.09 ↓ -45%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $428.78 ↓ -44%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P $435.75 ↓ -43%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $464.80 ↓ -39%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $470.61 ↓ -38%
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $483.45 ↓ -37%

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Ultrasound spinal canal and contents at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $584.73 $122.52 – $1,041.30
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $666.40 $156.00 – $156.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $666.40 $156.00 – $156.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $494.00 $98.00 – $98.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $494.00 $98.00 – $98.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $313.22 $21.27 – $387.03
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $666.40 $156.00 – $156.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $666.40 $156.00 – $156.00

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