Chest CT scan (without contrast) at SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES
2975 Sycamore Dr, Simi Valley, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1063495190
$755.84
Cash price 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.
?
What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$4,724.00
Gross charge 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.
?
The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$134.46 with BLUE SHIELD MCARE vs $4,251.60 with FPN PPO - ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share
Negotiated rates by payer
?
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.
Full explanation →
?
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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE SHIELD MCARE | BLUE SHIELD MCARE | $134.46 | ↓ -82% |
| FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE | FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE | $134.46 | ↓ -82% |
| MEDICARE 1/1/21 | MEDICARE 1/1/21 | $134.46 | ↓ -82% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $134.46 | ↓ -82% |
| TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS | TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS | $134.46 | ↓ -82% |
| FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $161.36 | ↓ -79% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $175.13 | ↓ -77% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $175.13 | ↓ -77% |
| EHN - ALL PLANS | EHN - ALL PLANS | $180.00 | ↓ -76% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $242.03 | ↓ -68% |
| GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS | GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS | $287.04 | ↓ -62% |
| CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | $302.54 | ↓ -60% |
| CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $539.49 | ↓ -29% |
| CIGNA HMO | CIGNA HMO | $539.49 | ↓ -29% |
| HPN SENIOR HMO | HPN SENIOR HMO | $580.00 | ↓ -23% |
| HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | $747.00 | ↓ -1% |
| BC EXCHANGE | BC EXCHANGE | $944.60 | ↑ +25% |
| BC NON MCS | BC NON MCS | $1,049.54 | ↑ +39% |
| BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,259.45 | ↑ +67% |
| HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS | HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS | $1,810.00 | ↑ +139% |
| VCHCP - ALL PLANS | VCHCP - ALL PLANS | $1,889.60 | ↑ +150% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,960.93 | ↑ +159% |
| WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | $1,984.08 | ↑ +163% |
| BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS | $2,168.32 | ↑ +187% |
| KAISER - ALL PLANS | KAISER - ALL PLANS | $2,362.00 | ↑ +213% |
| SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | $2,500.00 | ↑ +231% |
| AETNA - ALL PLANS | AETNA - ALL PLANS | $2,598.20 | ↑ +244% |
| PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS | PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS | $3,070.60 | ↑ +306% |
| FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS | $3,070.60 | ↑ +306% |
| BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS | $3,543.00 | ↑ +369% |
| CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS | CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS | $3,543.00 | ↑ +369% |
| INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS | $3,779.20 | ↑ +400% |
| CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS | CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS | $3,779.20 | ↑ +400% |
| MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS | $3,920.92 | ↑ +419% |
| HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS | HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS | $4,015.40 | ↑ +431% |
| AHF - ALL PLANS | AHF - ALL PLANS | $4,015.40 | ↑ +431% |
| TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS | TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS | $4,015.40 | ↑ +431% |
| FPN PPO - ALL PLANS | FPN PPO - ALL PLANS | $4,251.60 | ↑ +463% |
Visitor-reported prices
Comments
Chest CT scan (without contrast) at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $2,844.80 | $180.00 – $180.00 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $1,830.41 | $135.12 – $3,259.62 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $2,844.80 | $180.00 – $180.00 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $2,844.80 | $180.00 – $180.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $2,844.80 | $180.00 – $180.00 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $1,820.00 | $119.00 – $119.00 |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $1,820.00 | $119.00 – $119.00 |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $2,844.80 | $180.00 – $180.00 |