Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section first tissue block 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

$62.08

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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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$388.00

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.

$56.61 with EHN - ALL PLANS vs $493.03 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 $56.61 ↓ -9%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $75.48 ↑ +22%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $78.55 ↑ +27%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $78.69 ↑ +27%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $86.61 ↑ +40%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $86.98 ↑ +40%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $86.98 ↑ +40%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $94.35 ↑ +52%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $94.73 ↑ +53%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $98.12 ↑ +58%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $103.79 ↑ +67%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $113.22 ↑ +82%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $122.66 ↑ +98%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $122.66 ↑ +98%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $128.86 ↑ +108%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $141.53 ↑ +128%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $141.53 ↑ +128%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $142.26 ↑ +129%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $143.17 ↑ +131%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $150.96 ↑ +143%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $150.96 ↑ +143%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $156.62 ↑ +152%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $160.40 ↑ +158%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $160.40 ↑ +158%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $160.40 ↑ +158%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $169.83 ↑ +174%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $171.81 ↑ +177%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $206.64 ↑ +233%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $206.64 ↑ +233%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $206.64 ↑ +233%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $219.12 ↑ +253%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $219.12 ↑ +253%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $219.12 ↑ +253%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $219.12 ↑ +253%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $219.12 ↑ +253%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $262.95 ↑ +324%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $394.42 ↑ +535%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $493.03 ↑ +694%

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Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section first tissue block at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $347.20 $184.00 – $184.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $143.23 $88.29 – $394.70
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $347.20 $184.00 – $184.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $347.20 $184.00 – $184.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $347.20 $184.00 – $184.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $358.80 $193.00 – $193.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $358.80 $193.00 – $193.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $347.20 $184.00 – $184.00

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