#mec-opiates 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

$1.12

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.

$7.00

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.

$1.20 with EHN - ALL PLANS vs $201.38 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 $1.20 ↑ +7%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1.58 ↑ +41%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $1.60 ↑ +43%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1.66 ↑ +48%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.66 ↑ +48%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $1.67 ↑ +49%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.84 ↑ +64%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $2.00 ↑ +79%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.01 ↑ +79%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $2.08 ↑ +86%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $2.20 ↑ +96%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.38 ↑ +113%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $2.38 ↑ +113%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2.40 ↑ +114%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $2.60 ↑ +132%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $2.60 ↑ +132%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $3.00 ↑ +168%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $3.00 ↑ +168%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $3.02 ↑ +170%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $3.20 ↑ +186%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $3.20 ↑ +186%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $3.32 ↑ +196%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $3.40 ↑ +204%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $3.40 ↑ +204%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $3.40 ↑ +204%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $3.60 ↑ +221%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $4.92 ↑ +339%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $151.03 ↑ +13385%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $167.81 ↑ +14883%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $201.38 ↑ +17880%

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#mec-opiates at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $80.08 $29.00 – $29.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $80.08 $29.00 – $29.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $80.08 $29.00 – $29.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $80.08 $29.00 – $29.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $76.44 $18.00 – $18.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $76.44 $18.00 – $18.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $80.08 $29.00 – $29.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $3.76 $2.46 – $5.82

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