Diatrizoate meglumine 18 % urethral 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

$0.51

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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.

$3.20

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.

$0.20 with UHC HMO vs $3.94 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.

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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
UHC HMO UHC HMO $0.20 ↓ -61%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $0.20 ↓ -61%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $0.29 ↓ -43%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $0.32 ↓ -37%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.38 ↓ -25%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $0.96 ↑ +88%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $1.28 ↑ +151%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.33 ↑ +161%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $1.33 ↑ +161%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.47 ↑ +188%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $1.60 ↑ +214%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.61 ↑ +216%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $1.82 ↑ +257%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $1.90 ↑ +273%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.90 ↑ +273%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $1.92 ↑ +276%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $2.08 ↑ +308%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $2.08 ↑ +308%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $2.23 ↑ +337%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $2.40 ↑ +371%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $2.40 ↑ +371%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $2.41 ↑ +373%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $2.56 ↑ +402%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $2.56 ↑ +402%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $2.66 ↑ +422%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $2.72 ↑ +433%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $2.72 ↑ +433%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $2.72 ↑ +433%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $2.88 ↑ +465%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $3.94 ↑ +673%

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Diatrizoate meglumine 18 % urethral solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $114.18 $0.07 – $0.07
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $114.18 $0.07 – $0.07
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $114.18 $0.07 – $0.07
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $114.18 $0.07 – $0.07
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $106.03 $0.07 – $0.07
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $106.03 $0.07 – $0.07
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $114.18 $0.07 – $0.07
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $106.03 $0.07 – $0.07

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