Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device 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

$93.44

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.

$584.00

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.

$171.12 with TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS vs $691.26 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
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $171.12 ↑ +83%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $171.12 ↑ +83%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $171.12 ↑ +83%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $171.12 ↑ +83%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $171.12 ↑ +83%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $173.26 ↑ +85%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $175.20 ↑ +88%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $192.51 ↑ +106%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $205.35 ↑ +120%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $224.80 ↑ +141%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $230.27 ↑ +146%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $231.02 ↑ +147%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $234.35 ↑ +151%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $242.42 ↑ +159%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $242.42 ↑ +159%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $268.06 ↑ +187%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $281.00 ↑ +201%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $282.12 ↑ +202%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $289.43 ↑ +210%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $308.02 ↑ +230%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $346.90 ↑ +271%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $346.90 ↑ +271%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $350.40 ↑ +275%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $379.60 ↑ +306%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $379.60 ↑ +306%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $385.02 ↑ +312%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $402.38 ↑ +331%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $421.50 ↑ +351%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $423.69 ↑ +353%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $438.00 ↑ +369%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $449.60 ↑ +381%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $449.60 ↑ +381%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $466.46 ↑ +399%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $477.70 ↑ +411%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $477.70 ↑ +411%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $477.70 ↑ +411%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $505.80 ↑ +441%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $691.26 ↑ +640%

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Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $459.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $91.98 $56.70 – $291.44
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $459.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $459.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $459.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $187.20 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $187.20 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $459.20 not published

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