Antibody bacterium, not elsewhere specified 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

$21.80

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.

$136.24

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.

$12.88 with TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS vs $139.05 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
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $12.88 ↓ -41%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $12.88 ↓ -41%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $12.88 ↓ -41%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $12.88 ↓ -41%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $12.88 ↓ -41%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $15.46 ↓ -29%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $18.17 ↓ -17%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $18.55 ↓ -15%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $18.55 ↓ -15%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $21.09 ↓ -3%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $23.18 ↑ +6%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $28.12 ↑ +29%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $28.98 ↑ +33%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $29.18 ↑ +34%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $29.32 ↑ +34%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $32.27 ↑ +48%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $35.15 ↑ +61%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $35.29 ↑ +62%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $36.56 ↑ +68%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $38.67 ↑ +77%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $41.77 ↑ +92%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $41.77 ↑ +92%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $42.18 ↑ +93%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $45.70 ↑ +110%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $45.70 ↑ +110%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $52.73 ↑ +142%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $52.73 ↑ +142%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $53.00 ↑ +143%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $56.24 ↑ +158%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $56.24 ↑ +158%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $58.35 ↑ +168%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $59.76 ↑ +174%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $59.76 ↑ +174%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $59.76 ↑ +174%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $63.27 ↑ +190%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $104.28 ↑ +378%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $115.87 ↑ +432%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $139.05 ↑ +538%

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Antibody bacterium, not elsewhere specified at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $33.60 $11.00 – $11.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $33.60 $11.00 – $11.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $33.60 $11.00 – $11.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $33.60 $11.00 – $11.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $69.16 $8.00 – $8.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $69.16 $8.00 – $8.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $33.60 $11.00 – $11.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $11.47 $1.64 – $18.89

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