Amitriptyline (elavil) -sendout 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

$5.56

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.

$34.77

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.

$2.93 with EHN - ALL PLANS vs $185.25 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 $2.93 ↓ -47%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $3.86 ↓ -31%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $3.91 ↓ -30%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $4.06 ↓ -27%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.06 ↓ -27%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $4.08 ↓ -27%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.49 ↓ -19%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $4.89 ↓ -12%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.91 ↓ -12%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $5.09 ↓ -8%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $5.38 ↓ -3%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.81 ↑ +4%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $5.81 ↑ +4%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $5.87 ↑ +6%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $6.36 ↑ +14%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $6.36 ↑ +14%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $7.34 ↑ +32%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $7.34 ↑ +32%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $7.37 ↑ +33%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $7.82 ↑ +41%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $7.82 ↑ +41%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $8.12 ↑ +46%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $8.31 ↑ +49%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $8.31 ↑ +49%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $8.31 ↑ +49%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $8.80 ↑ +58%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $12.03 ↑ +116%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $138.94 ↑ +2399%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $154.37 ↑ +2676%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $185.25 ↑ +3232%

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Amitriptyline (elavil) -sendout at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $84.56 $29.00 – $29.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $84.56 $29.00 – $29.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $84.56 $29.00 – $29.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $84.56 $29.00 – $29.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $260.00 $18.00 – $18.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $260.00 $18.00 – $18.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $84.56 $29.00 – $29.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $12.52 $4.92 – $11.64

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