Collection of venous blood by venipuncture 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

$13.92

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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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$87.00

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.

$4.32 with UHC HMO vs $43.05 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 $4.32 ↓ -69%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $4.32 ↓ -69%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.88 ↓ -43%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $7.88 ↓ -43%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $9.34 ↓ -33%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $9.34 ↓ -33%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $9.34 ↓ -33%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $9.34 ↓ -33%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $9.34 ↓ -33%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $10.50 ↓ -25%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.21 ↓ -19%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $14.00 ↑ +1%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $14.53 ↑ +4%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $14.60 ↑ +5%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $16.07 ↑ +15%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $16.81 ↑ +21%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $17.33 ↑ +24%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $17.50 ↑ +26%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.57 ↑ +26%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $19.25 ↑ +38%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $19.95 ↑ +43%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $21.00 ↑ +51%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $21.02 ↑ +51%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $22.75 ↑ +63%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $22.75 ↑ +63%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $23.10 ↑ +66%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $24.12 ↑ +73%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $26.25 ↑ +89%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $26.25 ↑ +89%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $26.39 ↑ +90%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $28.00 ↑ +101%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $28.00 ↑ +101%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $29.05 ↑ +109%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $29.75 ↑ +114%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $29.75 ↑ +114%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $29.75 ↑ +114%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $31.50 ↑ +126%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $43.05 ↑ +209%

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Collection of venous blood by venipuncture at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $39.76 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $42.05 $3.24 – $17.14
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $39.76 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $39.76 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $39.76 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $26.52 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $26.52 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $39.76 not published

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