Culture fungi skin/hair/nail 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

$41.44

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.

$259.00

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.

$7.71 with MEDICARE 1/1/21 vs $117.90 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 $7.71 ↓ -81%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $7.71 ↓ -81%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $7.71 ↓ -81%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $7.71 ↓ -81%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $7.71 ↓ -81%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.25 ↓ -78%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $10.87 ↓ -74%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $11.10 ↓ -73%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $11.10 ↓ -73%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $13.88 ↓ -67%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $17.35 ↓ -58%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.97 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $24.97 ↓ -40%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $39.30 ↓ -5%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $52.40 ↑ +26%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $54.38 ↑ +31%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $54.63 ↑ +32%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $60.13 ↑ +45%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $62.39 ↑ +51%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $65.50 ↑ +58%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $65.76 ↑ +59%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $68.12 ↑ +64%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $69.32 ↑ +67%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $72.05 ↑ +74%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $78.60 ↑ +90%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $83.18 ↑ +101%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $85.15 ↑ +105%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $85.15 ↑ +105%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $98.25 ↑ +137%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $98.25 ↑ +137%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $98.76 ↑ +138%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $104.80 ↑ +153%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $104.80 ↑ +153%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $108.73 ↑ +162%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $111.35 ↑ +169%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $111.35 ↑ +169%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $111.35 ↑ +169%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $117.90 ↑ +185%

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