Culture bact stool aero addl path ea 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

$24.64

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.

$154.00

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.

$2.83 with EHN - ALL PLANS vs $30.62 with CIGNA HMO — 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 $2.83 ↓ -89%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $3.78 ↓ -85%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.92 ↓ -84%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $3.94 ↓ -84%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.33 ↓ -82%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $4.60 ↓ -81%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $4.72 ↓ -81%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.74 ↓ -81%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $4.91 ↓ -80%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $5.19 ↓ -79%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $5.66 ↓ -77%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $6.14 ↓ -75%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $6.14 ↓ -75%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $7.08 ↓ -71%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $7.08 ↓ -71%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $7.12 ↓ -71%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $7.55 ↓ -69%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $7.55 ↓ -69%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $7.84 ↓ -68%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $8.02 ↓ -67%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $8.02 ↓ -67%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $8.02 ↓ -67%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $8.50 ↓ -66%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $9.44 ↓ -62%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $9.44 ↓ -62%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $9.44 ↓ -62%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $9.44 ↓ -62%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $9.44 ↓ -62%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.33 ↓ -54%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $13.60 ↓ -45%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $13.60 ↓ -45%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $16.99 ↓ -31%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $19.07 ↓ -23%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $21.19 ↓ -14%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $21.24 ↓ -14%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $25.43 ↑ +3%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $30.62 ↑ +24%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $30.62 ↑ +24%

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