Cath groshong MRI 8fr plstc port 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

$232.64

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.

$1,454.00

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.

$436.20 with EHN - ALL PLANS vs $1,525.80 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
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $436.20 ↑ +88%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $573.31 ↑ +146%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $581.60 ↑ +150%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $603.56 ↑ +159%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $603.56 ↑ +159%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $606.32 ↑ +161%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $627.98 ↑ +170%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $667.39 ↑ +187%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $697.77 ↑ +200%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $697.77 ↑ +200%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $727.00 ↑ +213%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $729.91 ↑ +214%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $828.78 ↑ +256%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $863.68 ↑ +271%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $863.68 ↑ +271%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $872.40 ↑ +275%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $945.10 ↑ +306%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $945.10 ↑ +306%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $950.63 ↑ +309%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $1,001.81 ↑ +331%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $1,090.50 ↑ +369%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $1,090.50 ↑ +369%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $1,163.20 ↑ +400%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $1,163.20 ↑ +400%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $1,206.82 ↑ +419%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $1,235.90 ↑ +431%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $1,235.90 ↑ +431%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $1,235.90 ↑ +431%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $1,308.60 ↑ +463%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $1,525.80 ↑ +556%

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Cath groshong MRI 8fr plstc port at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $6,152.59 $186.24 – $605.28
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $5,193.50 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $5,193.50 not published
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $2,027.38 $68.06 – $161.02
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $5,193.50 not published
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $3,647.99 not published
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $4,624.54 $5.29 – $22.54
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,321.35 $303.20 – $1,148.56

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