Consultation/report referred slides prepared elsewhere 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

$50.72

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.

$317.00

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.

$28.13 with EHN - ALL PLANS vs $421.72 with BC MCS - ALL OTHER 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 $28.13 ↓ -45%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $37.50 ↓ -26%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $39.09 ↓ -23%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $43.03 ↓ -15%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $46.88 ↓ -8%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $47.06 ↓ -7%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $48.04 ↓ -5%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $48.04 ↓ -5%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $48.04 ↓ -5%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $48.04 ↓ -5%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $48.04 ↓ -5%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $48.14 ↓ -5%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $48.14 ↓ -5%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $48.14 ↓ -5%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $48.75 ↓ -4%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $51.56 ↑ +2%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $56.25 ↑ +11%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $57.65 ↑ +14%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $60.94 ↑ +20%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $60.94 ↑ +20%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $70.31 ↑ +39%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $70.31 ↑ +39%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $70.68 ↑ +39%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $75.00 ↑ +48%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $75.00 ↑ +48%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $77.81 ↑ +53%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $79.69 ↑ +57%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $79.69 ↑ +57%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $79.69 ↑ +57%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $84.38 ↑ +66%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $86.47 ↑ +70%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $93.75 ↑ +85%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $108.09 ↑ +113%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $231.61 ↑ +357%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $231.61 ↑ +357%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $316.29 ↑ +524%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $351.43 ↑ +593%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $421.72 ↑ +731%

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Consultation/report referred slides prepared elsewhere at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $156.80 $88.00 – $88.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $63.08 $38.88 – $223.12
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $156.80 $88.00 – $88.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $156.80 $88.00 – $88.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $156.80 $88.00 – $88.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $161.20 $52.00 – $52.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $161.20 $52.00 – $52.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $156.80 $88.00 – $88.00

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