Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES

2975 Sycamore Dr, Simi Valley, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1063495190

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published May 21, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$1,633.12

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.

$10,207.00

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.

$448.71 with FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE vs $9,186.30 with FPN PPO - 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
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $448.71 ↓ -73%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $448.71 ↓ -73%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $448.71 ↓ -73%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $448.71 ↓ -73%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $448.71 ↓ -73%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $450.00 ↓ -72%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $538.45 ↓ -67%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $596.64 ↓ -63%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $596.64 ↓ -63%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $807.68 ↓ -51%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $813.54 ↓ -50%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $1,009.60 ↓ -38%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,151.04 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $2,151.04 ↑ +32%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $2,422.00 ↑ +48%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2,500.00 ↑ +53%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $2,607.00 ↑ +60%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,032.00 ↑ +86%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $3,488.61 ↑ +114%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $3,876.24 ↑ +137%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $4,082.80 ↑ +150%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,236.93 ↑ +159%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,270.00 ↑ +161%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $4,286.94 ↑ +163%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,651.38 ↑ +185%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $5,103.50 ↑ +213%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $5,613.85 ↑ +244%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $6,634.55 ↑ +306%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $6,634.55 ↑ +306%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $7,655.25 ↑ +369%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $7,655.25 ↑ +369%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $8,165.60 ↑ +400%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $8,165.60 ↑ +400%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $8,471.81 ↑ +419%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $8,675.95 ↑ +431%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $8,675.95 ↑ +431%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $8,675.95 ↑ +431%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $9,186.30 ↑ +463%

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Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $5,969.60 $513.00 – $513.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,916.21 $453.77 – $5,193.24
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $5,969.60 $513.00 – $513.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $5,969.60 $513.00 – $513.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $5,969.60 $513.00 – $513.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,368.00 $336.00 – $336.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $4,368.00 $336.00 – $336.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $5,969.60 $513.00 – $513.00

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