Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms 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

$58.24

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.

$364.00

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.

$13.01 with EHN - ALL PLANS vs $187.17 with CIGNA HMO — 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 $13.01 ↓ -78%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $17.35 ↓ -70%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $18.09 ↓ -69%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $19.91 ↓ -66%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $21.69 ↓ -63%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $21.78 ↓ -63%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $22.56 ↓ -61%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $23.86 ↓ -59%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $24.08 ↓ -59%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $26.03 ↓ -55%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $26.76 ↓ -54%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $28.20 ↓ -52%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $28.20 ↓ -52%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $32.11 ↓ -45%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $32.54 ↓ -44%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $32.54 ↓ -44%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $32.70 ↓ -44%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $34.70 ↓ -40%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $34.70 ↓ -40%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $36.01 ↓ -38%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $36.87 ↓ -37%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $36.87 ↓ -37%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $36.87 ↓ -37%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $39.04 ↓ -33%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $43.38 ↓ -26%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $67.02 ↑ +15%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $67.02 ↑ +15%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $67.02 ↑ +15%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $67.02 ↑ +15%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $67.02 ↑ +15%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $71.23 ↑ +22%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $71.23 ↑ +22%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $71.23 ↑ +22%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $80.43 ↑ +38%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $120.64 ↑ +107%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $150.80 ↑ +159%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $187.17 ↑ +221%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $187.17 ↑ +221%

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Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $220.08 $110.00 – $110.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $97.24 $13.77 – $234.14
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $220.08 $110.00 – $110.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $220.08 $110.00 – $110.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $220.08 $110.00 – $110.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $197.08 $77.00 – $77.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $197.08 $77.00 – $77.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $220.08 $110.00 – $110.00

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