Venipuncture >= 3 years diagnostic/therapeutic (not to be used for routine venipuncture) 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

$26.80

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.

$134.00

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.

$8.00 with UHC MCR ADV vs $500.00 with CIRUGIA SIN FORNTERAS (CSF) - 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
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $8.00 ↓ -70%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $8.00 ↓ -70%
KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS $8.00 ↓ -70%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $8.00 ↓ -70%
BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS $8.00 ↓ -70%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS $8.00 ↓ -70%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $8.00 ↓ -70%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $10.80 ↓ -60%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL $10.80 ↓ -60%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $10.80 ↓ -60%
DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY $10.80 ↓ -60%
OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS $12.80 ↓ -52%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $12.86 ↓ -52%
KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $13.76 ↓ -49%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $14.40 ↓ -46%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $18.00 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM MCAL ANTHEM MCAL $18.11 ↓ -32%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $29.35 ↑ +10%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL $52.26 ↑ +95%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $80.40 ↑ +200%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $87.10 ↑ +225%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $90.18 ↑ +236%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $91.60 ↑ +242%
COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS $93.80 ↑ +250%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $93.80 ↑ +250%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $96.43 ↑ +260%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $98.89 ↑ +269%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P $100.50 ↑ +275%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $107.20 ↑ +300%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $108.54 ↑ +305%
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $111.50 ↑ +316%
CIRUGIA SIN FORNTERAS (CSF) - ALL PLANS CIRUGIA SIN FORNTERAS (CSF) - ALL PLANS $500.00 ↑ +1766%

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Venipuncture >= 3 years diagnostic/therapeutic (not to be used for routine venipuncture) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $151.76 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $217.25 $15.24 – $386.88
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $151.76 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $151.76 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $151.76 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $202.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $202.80 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $151.76 not published

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