Beta-2 microglobulin 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

$45.76

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.

$286.00

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.

$4.31 with EHN - ALL PLANS vs $174.64 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 $4.31 ↓ -91%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $5.75 ↓ -87%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.97 ↓ -87%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $6.00 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.60 ↓ -86%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $7.19 ↓ -84%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.22 ↓ -84%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $7.48 ↓ -84%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $7.91 ↓ -83%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $8.63 ↓ -81%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $9.35 ↓ -80%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $9.35 ↓ -80%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $10.79 ↓ -76%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $10.79 ↓ -76%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $10.84 ↓ -76%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $11.50 ↓ -75%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $11.50 ↓ -75%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $11.94 ↓ -74%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $12.22 ↓ -73%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $12.22 ↓ -73%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $12.22 ↓ -73%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $12.94 ↓ -72%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $14.38 ↓ -69%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $16.18 ↓ -65%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $16.18 ↓ -65%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $16.18 ↓ -65%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $16.18 ↓ -65%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $16.18 ↓ -65%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $19.42 ↓ -58%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $23.30 ↓ -49%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $23.30 ↓ -49%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $29.12 ↓ -36%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $36.41 ↓ -20%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $52.44 ↑ +15%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $52.44 ↑ +15%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $130.98 ↑ +186%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $145.54 ↑ +218%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $174.64 ↑ +282%

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Beta-2 microglobulin at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $72.24 $14.00 – $14.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $5.55 $2.97 – $42.94
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $72.24 $14.00 – $14.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $72.24 $14.00 – $14.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $72.24 $14.00 – $14.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $101.92 $12.00 – $12.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $101.92 $12.00 – $12.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $72.24 $14.00 – $14.00

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