Albumin serum plasma or whole blood 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

$30.24

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.

$189.00

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.

$1.21 with EHN - ALL PLANS vs $53.47 with BC MCS - 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
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $1.21 ↓ -96%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $1.61 ↓ -95%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.67 ↓ -94%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $1.68 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.85 ↓ -94%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $2.01 ↓ -93%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.02 ↓ -93%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $2.09 ↓ -93%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $2.21 ↓ -93%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2.41 ↓ -92%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $2.61 ↓ -91%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $2.61 ↓ -91%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $3.02 ↓ -90%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $3.02 ↓ -90%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $3.03 ↓ -90%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $3.22 ↓ -89%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $3.22 ↓ -89%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $3.34 ↓ -89%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $3.42 ↓ -89%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $3.42 ↓ -89%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $3.42 ↓ -89%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $3.62 ↓ -88%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $4.02 ↓ -87%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $4.95 ↓ -84%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $4.95 ↓ -84%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $4.95 ↓ -84%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $4.95 ↓ -84%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $4.95 ↓ -84%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.94 ↓ -80%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $7.13 ↓ -76%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $7.13 ↓ -76%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $8.91 ↓ -71%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $11.14 ↓ -63%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $16.04 ↓ -47%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $16.04 ↓ -47%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $40.10 ↑ +33%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $44.56 ↑ +47%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $53.47 ↑ +77%

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Albumin serum plasma or whole blood at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $45.36 $5.00 – $5.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $75.34 $2.03 – $13.14
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $45.36 $5.00 – $5.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $45.36 $5.00 – $5.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $45.36 $5.00 – $5.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $24.96 $3.00 – $3.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $24.96 $3.00 – $3.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $45.36 $5.00 – $5.00

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