Chromo high res and frag x - sendout 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

$9.13

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.

$57.04

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.

$13.69 with EHN - ALL PLANS vs $528.07 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
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $13.69 ↑ +50%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $18.25 ↑ +100%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $18.94 ↑ +107%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $19.03 ↑ +108%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.94 ↑ +129%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $22.82 ↑ +150%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $22.91 ↑ +151%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $23.73 ↑ +160%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $25.10 ↑ +175%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $27.38 ↑ +200%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $29.66 ↑ +225%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $29.66 ↑ +225%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $34.22 ↑ +275%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $34.22 ↑ +275%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $34.40 ↑ +277%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $36.50 ↑ +300%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $36.50 ↑ +300%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $37.87 ↑ +315%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $38.79 ↑ +325%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $38.79 ↑ +325%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $38.79 ↑ +325%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $41.07 ↑ +350%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $45.63 ↑ +400%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $57.04 ↑ +525%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $57.04 ↑ +525%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $57.04 ↑ +525%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $57.04 ↑ +525%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $57.04 ↑ +525%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $68.45 ↑ +650%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $82.14 ↑ +800%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $82.14 ↑ +800%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $102.67 ↑ +1025%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $128.34 ↑ +1306%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $149.80 ↑ +1541%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $149.80 ↑ +1541%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $396.05 ↑ +4238%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $440.06 ↑ +4720%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $528.07 ↑ +5684%

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Chromo high res and frag x - sendout at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $130.48 $26.00 – $26.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $130.48 $26.00 – $26.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $130.48 $26.00 – $26.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $130.48 $26.00 – $26.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $244.40 $24.00 – $24.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $244.40 $24.00 – $24.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $130.48 $26.00 – $26.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $50.49 $11.41 – $87.30

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