Ghs central line insert < age 5, failed 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

$2,807.68

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.

$17,548.00

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.

$106.40 with GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS vs $9,137.36 with CENTIVO - 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
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $106.40 ↓ -96%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $1,640.80 ↓ -42%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $1,714.64 ↓ -39%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,854.10 ↓ -34%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $2,051.00 ↓ -27%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $2,051.00 ↓ -27%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2,461.20 ↓ -12%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $2,666.30 ↓ -5%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $2,666.30 ↓ -5%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,686.81 ↓ -4%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $2,686.81 ↓ -4%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $2,700.00 ↓ -4%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $3,076.50 ↑ +10%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $3,076.50 ↑ +10%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $3,092.50 ↑ +10%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $3,105.00 ↑ +11%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $3,222.00 ↑ +15%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $3,281.60 ↑ +17%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $3,281.60 ↑ +17%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,392.00 ↑ +21%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $3,404.66 ↑ +21%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $3,476.00 ↑ +24%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $3,486.70 ↑ +24%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $3,486.70 ↑ +24%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $3,486.70 ↑ +24%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $3,691.80 ↑ +31%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $4,061.05 ↑ +45%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $4,061.05 ↑ +45%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $4,061.05 ↑ +45%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $4,061.05 ↑ +45%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $4,061.05 ↑ +45%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,172.00 ↑ +49%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,270.00 ↑ +52%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,873.26 ↑ +74%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $7,309.89 ↑ +160%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $8,050.00 ↑ +187%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $8,884.00 ↑ +216%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $9,137.36 ↑ +225%

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Ghs central line insert < age 5, failed at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,379.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,179.54 $122.09 – $5,386.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,379.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,379.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,379.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,173.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,173.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $4,379.20 not published

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