Mayo alcohol biomarkers definitive assay 1 or 2 phosphatidylethanol confirmation 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

$15.45

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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.

$96.59

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.

$3.58 with EHN - ALL PLANS vs $111.88 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

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 $3.58 ↓ -77%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $4.71 ↓ -70%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $4.78 ↓ -69%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $4.96 ↓ -68%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.96 ↓ -68%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $4.98 ↓ -68%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.48 ↓ -65%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $5.97 ↓ -61%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.99 ↓ -61%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $6.21 ↓ -60%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $6.57 ↓ -57%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.09 ↓ -54%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $7.09 ↓ -54%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $7.16 ↓ -54%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $7.76 ↓ -50%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $7.76 ↓ -50%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $8.96 ↓ -42%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $8.96 ↓ -42%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $9.00 ↓ -42%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $9.55 ↓ -38%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $9.55 ↓ -38%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $9.91 ↓ -36%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $10.15 ↓ -34%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $10.15 ↓ -34%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $10.15 ↓ -34%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $10.75 ↓ -30%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $14.69 ↓ -5%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $83.91 ↑ +443%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $93.23 ↑ +503%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $111.88 ↑ +624%

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Mayo alcohol biomarkers definitive assay 1 or 2 phosphatidylethanol confirmation at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $16.24 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $16.24 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $16.24 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $16.24 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $121.16 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $121.16 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $16.24 not published
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $67.61 $6.97 – $16.49

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