Collar cerv 18.25x3.5in serp firm density sm 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

$25.28

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.

$158.00

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.

$22.50 with EHN - ALL PLANS vs $89.71 with CENTIVO - 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 $22.50 ↓ -11%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $29.57 ↑ +17%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $30.00 ↑ +19%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $31.13 ↑ +23%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $31.13 ↑ +23%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $31.28 ↑ +24%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $32.39 ↑ +28%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $34.43 ↑ +36%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $35.99 ↑ +42%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $35.99 ↑ +42%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $37.50 ↑ +48%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $37.58 ↑ +49%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $37.65 ↑ +49%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $39.87 ↑ +58%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $39.87 ↑ +58%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $39.87 ↑ +58%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $39.87 ↑ +58%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $39.87 ↑ +58%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $42.75 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $44.55 ↑ +76%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $44.55 ↑ +76%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $45.00 ↑ +78%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $47.84 ↑ +89%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $48.75 ↑ +93%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $48.75 ↑ +93%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $51.68 ↑ +104%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $56.25 ↑ +123%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $56.25 ↑ +123%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $56.54 ↑ +124%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $60.00 ↑ +137%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $60.00 ↑ +137%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $62.25 ↑ +146%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $63.75 ↑ +152%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $63.75 ↑ +152%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $63.75 ↑ +152%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $67.50 ↑ +167%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $71.77 ↑ +184%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $89.71 ↑ +255%

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Collar cerv 18.25x3.5in serp firm density sm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $39.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $52.13 $28.56 – $92.82
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $39.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $39.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $39.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $52.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $52.00 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $39.20 not published

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