Bupivacaine 0.1 % epidural pca - 1 hour dose limit 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

$15.24

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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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$95.28

Gross charge

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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.

$0.03 with UHC HMO vs $61.50 with GOLD COAST MCAL - 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
UHC HMO UHC HMO $0.03 ↓ -100%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $0.03 ↓ -100%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $0.17 ↓ -99%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $15.00 ↓ -2%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $20.00 ↑ +31%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.76 ↑ +36%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $20.85 ↑ +37%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $22.95 ↑ +51%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.00 ↑ +57%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $24.00 ↑ +57%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $25.00 ↑ +64%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $25.10 ↑ +65%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $28.50 ↑ +87%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $29.70 ↑ +95%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $29.70 ↑ +95%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $30.00 ↑ +97%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $32.50 ↑ +113%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $32.50 ↑ +113%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $34.45 ↑ +126%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $37.50 ↑ +146%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $37.50 ↑ +146%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $37.70 ↑ +147%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $40.00 ↑ +162%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $40.00 ↑ +162%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $41.50 ↑ +172%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $42.50 ↑ +179%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $42.50 ↑ +179%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $42.50 ↑ +179%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $45.00 ↑ +195%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $61.50 ↑ +304%

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Bupivacaine 0.1 % epidural pca - 1 hour dose limit at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $29.35 $18.09 – $52.26
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $254.64 $0.01 – $0.01
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $254.64 $0.01 – $0.01
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01

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