Albumin (human), 5%, 250 ml 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

$94.40

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.

$590.00

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.

$53.08 with MEDICARE 1/1/21 vs $301.91 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
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $53.08 ↓ -44%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $53.08 ↓ -44%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $53.08 ↓ -44%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $53.08 ↓ -44%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $53.08 ↓ -44%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $63.69 ↓ -33%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $92.54 ↓ -2%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $95.54 ↑ +1%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $100.64 ↑ +7%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $119.42 ↑ +27%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $134.18 ↑ +42%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $139.25 ↑ +48%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $139.89 ↑ +48%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $144.51 ↑ +53%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $144.51 ↑ +53%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $153.97 ↑ +63%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $167.73 ↑ +78%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $168.40 ↑ +78%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $191.21 ↑ +103%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $199.26 ↑ +111%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $199.26 ↑ +111%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $201.27 ↑ +113%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $215.44 ↑ +128%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $218.05 ↑ +131%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $218.05 ↑ +131%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $231.13 ↑ +145%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $239.38 ↑ +154%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $251.59 ↑ +167%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $251.59 ↑ +167%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $252.90 ↑ +168%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $268.37 ↑ +184%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $268.37 ↑ +184%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $278.43 ↑ +195%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $285.14 ↑ +202%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $285.14 ↑ +202%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $285.14 ↑ +202%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $287.27 ↑ +204%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $301.91 ↑ +220%

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Albumin (human), 5%, 250 ml at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $282.51 $34.27 – $98.99
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $920.20 $52.45 – $540.96
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $842.80 $52.45 – $540.96
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $166.21 $40.80 – $100.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $324.80 $40.80 – $100.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $422.72 $53.08 – $120.07
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $422.72 $53.08 – $143.22
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $172.25 $53.08 – $282.82

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