CT t-spine w /wo 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

$1,034.88

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.

$6,468.00

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.

$225.60 with FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE vs $5,821.20 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
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $225.60 ↓ -78%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $225.60 ↓ -78%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $225.60 ↓ -78%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $225.60 ↓ -78%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $225.60 ↓ -78%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $270.71 ↓ -74%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $284.73 ↓ -72%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $284.73 ↓ -72%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $300.00 ↓ -71%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $406.07 ↓ -61%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $433.63 ↓ -58%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $507.59 ↓ -51%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $580.00 ↓ -44%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $747.00 ↓ -28%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,191.26 ↑ +15%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $1,191.26 ↑ +15%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $1,407.22 ↑ +36%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $1,563.55 ↑ +51%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $1,810.00 ↑ +75%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,876.26 ↑ +81%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2,500.00 ↑ +142%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $2,587.20 ↑ +150%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,684.87 ↑ +159%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $2,716.56 ↑ +163%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,968.81 ↑ +187%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $3,234.00 ↑ +213%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $3,557.40 ↑ +244%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $4,204.20 ↑ +306%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $4,204.20 ↑ +306%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $4,851.00 ↑ +369%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $4,851.00 ↑ +369%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $5,174.40 ↑ +400%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $5,174.40 ↑ +400%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $5,368.44 ↑ +419%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $5,497.80 ↑ +431%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $5,497.80 ↑ +431%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $5,497.80 ↑ +431%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $5,821.20 ↑ +463%

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CT t-spine w /wo contrast at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,306.40 $305.00 – $305.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,148.39 $226.19 – $3,825.90
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,306.40 $305.00 – $305.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,306.40 $305.00 – $305.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,306.40 $305.00 – $305.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,120.00 $200.00 – $200.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $3,120.00 $200.00 – $200.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $4,306.40 $305.00 – $305.00

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