External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells 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

$29.70

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.

$185.65

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.

$52.50 with EHN - ALL PLANS vs $1,338.96 with BC MCS - ALL OTHER 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
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $52.50 ↑ +77%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $70.00 ↑ +136%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $72.98 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $80.33 ↑ +170%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $87.50 ↑ +195%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $87.85 ↑ +196%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $91.00 ↑ +206%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $96.25 ↑ +224%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $105.00 ↑ +254%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $113.75 ↑ +283%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $113.75 ↑ +283%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $131.25 ↑ +342%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $131.25 ↑ +342%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $131.93 ↑ +344%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $140.00 ↑ +371%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $140.00 ↑ +371%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $144.61 ↑ +387%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $144.61 ↑ +387%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $144.61 ↑ +387%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $144.61 ↑ +387%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $144.61 ↑ +387%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $145.25 ↑ +389%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $148.75 ↑ +401%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $148.75 ↑ +401%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $148.75 ↑ +401%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $157.50 ↑ +430%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $173.53 ↑ +484%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $175.00 ↑ +489%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $208.24 ↑ +601%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $208.24 ↑ +601%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $208.24 ↑ +601%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $260.30 ↑ +776%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $325.37 ↑ +996%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $404.08 ↑ +1261%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $404.08 ↑ +1261%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $1,004.21 ↑ +3281%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $1,115.79 ↑ +3657%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,338.96 ↑ +4408%

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External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $369.60 $134.00 – $134.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $76.65 $40.50 – $383.71
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $369.60 $134.00 – $134.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $369.60 $134.00 – $134.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $369.60 $134.00 – $134.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $617.24 $99.00 – $99.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $617.24 $99.00 – $99.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $369.60 $134.00 – $134.00

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