Biopsy renal percutaneous trocar/needle (both sides) 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

$575.04

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.

$3,594.00

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.

$87.01 with GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS vs $11,242.00 with HEALTH NET - 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 $87.01 ↓ -85%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $186.40 ↓ -68%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $194.79 ↓ -66%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $210.63 ↓ -63%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $233.00 ↓ -59%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $233.00 ↓ -59%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $279.60 ↓ -51%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $302.90 ↓ -47%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $302.90 ↓ -47%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $305.23 ↓ -47%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $305.23 ↓ -47%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $349.50 ↓ -39%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $349.50 ↓ -39%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $372.80 ↓ -35%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $372.80 ↓ -35%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $386.78 ↓ -33%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $396.10 ↓ -31%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $396.10 ↓ -31%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $396.10 ↓ -31%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $419.40 ↓ -27%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $2,124.23 ↑ +269%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $2,124.23 ↑ +269%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $2,124.23 ↑ +269%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $2,124.23 ↑ +269%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $2,124.23 ↑ +269%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,549.08 ↑ +343%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $3,105.00 ↑ +440%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $3,476.00 ↑ +504%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $3,692.00 ↑ +542%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $3,823.61 ↑ +565%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,172.00 ↑ +626%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,329.68 ↑ +653%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $4,706.00 ↑ +718%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $4,779.52 ↑ +731%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,954.00 ↑ +762%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $8,050.00 ↑ +1300%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $8,884.00 ↑ +1445%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $11,242.00 ↑ +1855%

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Biopsy renal percutaneous trocar/needle (both sides) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,340.80 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $946.96 $99.85 – $3,763.88
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,340.80 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,340.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,340.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,745.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,745.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $2,340.80 not published

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