Dextrose 5 % and 0.9 % sodium chloride intravenous solution 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

$20.36

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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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$127.27

Gross charge

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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.

$3.56 with UHC HMO vs $147.60 with GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
UHC HMO UHC HMO $3.56 ↓ -83%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $3.56 ↓ -83%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $36.00 ↑ +77%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $42.05 ↑ +107%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $46.72 ↑ +129%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $48.00 ↑ +136%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $49.81 ↑ +145%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $50.04 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $55.08 ↑ +171%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $56.07 ↑ +175%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $60.00 ↑ +195%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $60.24 ↑ +196%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $68.40 ↑ +236%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $71.28 ↑ +250%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $71.28 ↑ +250%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $72.00 ↑ +254%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $78.00 ↑ +283%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $78.00 ↑ +283%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $82.68 ↑ +306%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $90.00 ↑ +342%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $90.00 ↑ +342%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $90.47 ↑ +344%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $96.00 ↑ +372%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $96.00 ↑ +372%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $99.60 ↑ +389%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $102.00 ↑ +401%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $102.00 ↑ +401%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $102.00 ↑ +401%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $108.00 ↑ +430%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $147.60 ↑ +625%

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Dextrose 5 % and 0.9 % sodium chloride intravenous solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $21.73 $1.36 – $1.36
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $57.38 $1.42 – $19.60
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $21.73 $1.36 – $1.36
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $21.73 $1.36 – $1.36
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $21.73 $1.36 – $1.36
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $20.18 $1.36 – $1.36
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $20.18 $1.36 – $1.36
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $21.73 $1.36 – $1.36

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