Caregiver training strategies&tq 1st 30 minutes 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

$38.14

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.

$238.40

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.

$41.65 with MEDICARE 1/1/21 vs $536.00 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
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $41.65 ↑ +9%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $41.65 ↑ +9%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $41.65 ↑ +9%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $41.65 ↑ +9%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $41.65 ↑ +9%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $49.98 ↑ +31%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $74.97 ↑ +97%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $93.71 ↑ +146%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $95.36 ↑ +150%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $119.20 ↑ +213%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $125.00 ↑ +228%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $141.61 ↑ +271%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $141.61 ↑ +271%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $143.04 ↑ +275%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $154.96 ↑ +306%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $154.96 ↑ +306%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $164.26 ↑ +331%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $169.00 ↑ +343%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $178.80 ↑ +369%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $178.80 ↑ +369%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $184.47 ↑ +384%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $190.72 ↑ +400%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $190.72 ↑ +400%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $193.00 ↑ +406%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $197.87 ↑ +419%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $202.64 ↑ +431%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $202.64 ↑ +431%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $202.64 ↑ +431%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $203.00 ↑ +432%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $204.00 ↑ +435%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $214.56 ↑ +463%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $254.00 ↑ +566%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $293.23 ↑ +669%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $342.00 ↑ +797%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $357.00 ↑ +836%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $399.00 ↑ +946%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $446.00 ↑ +1069%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $536.00 ↑ +1305%

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