Dexamethasone 4 mg tablet at SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES
2975 Sycamore Dr, Simi Valley, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1063495190
$1.28
Cash price 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.
$8.00
Gross charge 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.
$0.03 with UHC HMO vs $7.74 with GOLD COAST MCAL - 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $0.03 | ↓ -98% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $0.03 | ↓ -98% |
| BC EXCHANGE | BC EXCHANGE | $0.84 | ↓ -34% |
| BC NON MCS | BC NON MCS | $0.93 | ↓ -27% |
| BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1.12 | ↓ -13% |
| EHN - ALL PLANS | EHN - ALL PLANS | $1.89 | ↑ +48% |
| VCHCP - ALL PLANS | VCHCP - ALL PLANS | $2.52 | ↑ +97% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $2.61 | ↑ +104% |
| HPN SENIOR HMO | HPN SENIOR HMO | $2.63 | ↑ +105% |
| BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS | $2.89 | ↑ +126% |
| KAISER - ALL PLANS | KAISER - ALL PLANS | $3.15 | ↑ +146% |
| HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | $3.16 | ↑ +147% |
| WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | $3.59 | ↑ +180% |
| CIGNA HMO | CIGNA HMO | $3.74 | ↑ +192% |
| CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $3.74 | ↑ +192% |
| SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | $3.78 | ↑ +195% |
| PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS | PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS | $4.09 | ↑ +220% |
| FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS | $4.09 | ↑ +220% |
| AETNA - ALL PLANS | AETNA - ALL PLANS | $4.34 | ↑ +239% |
| BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS | $4.72 | ↑ +269% |
| CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS | CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS | $4.72 | ↑ +269% |
| HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS | HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS | $4.75 | ↑ +271% |
| CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS | CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS | $5.04 | ↑ +294% |
| INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS | $5.04 | ↑ +294% |
| MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS | $5.23 | ↑ +309% |
| HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS | HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS | $5.35 | ↑ +318% |
| TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS | TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS | $5.35 | ↑ +318% |
| AHF - ALL PLANS | AHF - ALL PLANS | $5.35 | ↑ +318% |
| FPN PPO - ALL PLANS | FPN PPO - ALL PLANS | $5.67 | ↑ +343% |
| GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS | GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS | $7.74 | ↑ +505% |
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Dexamethasone 4 mg tablet at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $8.76 | $0.07 – $4.50 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $5.61 | $0.12 – $0.43 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $5.57 | $0.09 – $3.92 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $3.92 | $1.53 – $5.77 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $5.10 | $0.07 – $3.92 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $4.09 | $0.04 – $3.20 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $7.34 | $0.09 – $3.16 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $5.61 | $0.12 – $0.47 |