Assay of salicylate 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

$27.68

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.

$173.00

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.

$18.34 with GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS vs $135.00 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
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $18.34 ↓ -34%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $18.64 ↓ -33%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $18.64 ↓ -33%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $18.64 ↓ -33%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $18.64 ↓ -33%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $18.64 ↓ -33%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $22.37 ↓ -19%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $26.84 ↓ -3%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $26.84 ↓ -3%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $33.55 ↑ +21%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $41.94 ↑ +52%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $45.00 ↑ +63%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $53.40 ↑ +93%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $59.33 ↑ +114%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $60.00 ↑ +117%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $62.27 ↑ +125%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $62.55 ↑ +126%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $68.85 ↑ +149%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $71.19 ↑ +157%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $75.00 ↑ +171%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $75.30 ↑ +172%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $78.00 ↑ +182%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $82.50 ↑ +198%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $89.10 ↑ +222%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $89.10 ↑ +222%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $90.00 ↑ +225%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $97.50 ↑ +252%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $97.50 ↑ +252%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $112.50 ↑ +306%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $112.50 ↑ +306%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $113.09 ↑ +309%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $120.00 ↑ +334%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $120.00 ↑ +334%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $124.50 ↑ +350%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $127.50 ↑ +361%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $127.50 ↑ +361%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $127.50 ↑ +361%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $135.00 ↑ +388%

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Assay of salicylate at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $89.60 $18.00 – $18.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $89.60 $18.00 – $18.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $89.60 $18.00 – $18.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $89.60 $18.00 – $18.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $152.88 $13.00 – $13.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $152.88 $13.00 – $13.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $89.60 $18.00 – $18.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $152.88 $13.00 – $13.00

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