Cefazolin 10 mg/10 ml (dilution #2) IV desensitization - cnr 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

$11.74

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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.

$73.40

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.

$2.26 with UHC HMO vs $45.56 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 $2.26 ↓ -81%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $2.26 ↓ -81%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $7.04 ↓ -40%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $7.82 ↓ -33%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.38 ↓ -20%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $11.11 ↓ -5%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $14.81 ↑ +26%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $15.37 ↑ +31%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $15.44 ↑ +32%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.00 ↑ +45%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $18.52 ↑ +58%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $18.59 ↑ +58%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $21.11 ↑ +80%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $22.00 ↑ +87%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $22.00 ↑ +87%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $22.22 ↑ +89%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $24.07 ↑ +105%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $24.07 ↑ +105%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $25.52 ↑ +117%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $27.78 ↑ +137%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $27.78 ↑ +137%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $27.92 ↑ +138%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $29.63 ↑ +152%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $29.63 ↑ +152%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $30.74 ↑ +162%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $31.48 ↑ +168%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $31.48 ↑ +168%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $31.48 ↑ +168%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $33.33 ↑ +184%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $45.56 ↑ +288%

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Cefazolin 10 mg/10 ml (dilution #2) IV desensitization - cnr at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $57.38 $1.27 – $52.26
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $84.15 $1.66 – $3.62
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $54.79 $1.25 – $52.92
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $60.37 $1.27 – $52.92
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $22.64 $1.14 – $20.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $11.01 $1.27 – $20.54
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $145.35 $1.66 – $3.92
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $145.35 $1.67 – $4.68

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