Gadoterate meglumine 0.5 mmol/ml (376.9 mg/ml) 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

$0.20

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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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$1.27

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.

$0.28 with UHC JLL vs $1.63 with BC MCS - ALL OTHER 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
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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 JLL UHC JLL $0.28 ↑ +40%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $0.28 ↑ +40%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $0.38 ↑ +90%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $0.51 ↑ +155%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $0.53 ↑ +165%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.53 ↑ +165%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.58 ↑ +190%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $0.64 ↑ +220%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.64 ↑ +220%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $0.72 ↑ +260%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.75 ↑ +275%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $0.75 ↑ +275%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $0.76 ↑ +280%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $0.83 ↑ +315%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $0.83 ↑ +315%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $0.89 ↑ +345%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $0.95 ↑ +375%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $0.95 ↑ +375%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $0.96 ↑ +380%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $1.02 ↑ +410%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $1.02 ↑ +410%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $1.05 ↑ +425%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $1.08 ↑ +440%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $1.08 ↑ +440%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $1.08 ↑ +440%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $1.14 ↑ +470%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $1.22 ↑ +510%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $1.36 ↑ +580%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $1.56 ↑ +680%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.63 ↑ +715%

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Gadoterate meglumine 0.5 mmol/ml (376.9 mg/ml) intravenous solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $177.52 $0.11 – $0.11
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $177.52 $0.11 – $0.11
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $177.52 $0.11 – $0.11
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $177.52 $0.11 – $0.11
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $164.84 $0.11 – $0.11
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $164.84 $0.11 – $0.11
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $177.52 $0.11 – $0.11
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $164.84 $0.11 – $0.11

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