Computed tomographic angiography head and neck with contrast 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

$1,271.04

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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$7,944.00

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.

$448.71 with MEDICARE 1/1/21 vs $7,149.60 with FPN PPO - 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
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $448.71 ↓ -65%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $448.71 ↓ -65%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $448.71 ↓ -65%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $448.71 ↓ -65%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $448.71 ↓ -65%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $538.45 ↓ -58%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $580.00 ↓ -54%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $747.00 ↓ -41%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $807.68 ↓ -36%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $1,009.60 ↓ -21%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $1,810.00 ↑ +42%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $2,383.20 ↑ +88%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2,500.00 ↑ +97%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $3,132.32 ↑ +146%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $3,177.60 ↑ +150%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $3,297.55 ↑ +159%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,297.55 ↑ +159%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $3,336.48 ↑ +163%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $3,431.01 ↑ +170%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,646.30 ↑ +187%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,812.33 ↑ +200%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $3,812.33 ↑ +200%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $3,972.00 ↑ +213%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $4,369.20 ↑ +244%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $4,718.74 ↑ +271%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,718.74 ↑ +271%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $5,163.60 ↑ +306%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $5,163.60 ↑ +306%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $5,958.00 ↑ +369%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $5,958.00 ↑ +369%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $6,355.20 ↑ +400%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $6,355.20 ↑ +400%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $6,593.52 ↑ +419%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $6,752.40 ↑ +431%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $6,752.40 ↑ +431%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $6,752.40 ↑ +431%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $7,149.60 ↑ +463%

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Computed tomographic angiography head and neck with contrast at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,551.12 $554.00 – $554.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,551.12 $554.00 – $554.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,551.12 $554.00 – $554.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,551.12 $554.00 – $554.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $4,551.12 $554.00 – $554.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $4,551.12 $554.00 – $554.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $4,551.12 $554.00 – $554.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $4,551.12 $554.00 – $554.00

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