Megestrol 20 mg tabs 100 each bottle 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

$5.60

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.

$35.00

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.

$2.56 with BC EXCHANGE vs $37.17 with GOLD COAST MCAL - 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
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $2.56 ↓ -54%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $2.85 ↓ -49%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.41 ↓ -39%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $9.07 ↑ +62%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $11.92 ↑ +113%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $12.09 ↑ +116%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $12.54 ↑ +124%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.54 ↑ +124%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $12.60 ↑ +125%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $13.87 ↑ +148%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $15.11 ↑ +170%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $15.17 ↑ +171%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $17.22 ↑ +208%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.95 ↑ +221%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $17.95 ↑ +221%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $18.13 ↑ +224%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $19.64 ↑ +251%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $19.64 ↑ +251%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $20.82 ↑ +272%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $22.66 ↑ +305%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $22.66 ↑ +305%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $22.78 ↑ +307%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $24.18 ↑ +332%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $24.18 ↑ +332%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $25.08 ↑ +348%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $25.69 ↑ +359%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $25.69 ↑ +359%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $25.69 ↑ +359%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $27.20 ↑ +386%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $37.17 ↑ +564%

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Megestrol 20 mg tabs 100 each bottle at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $7.79 $0.73 – $48.29
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $6.75 $0.73 – $45.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $7.79 $0.73 – $54.75
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $9.00 $3.28 – $141.40
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano $4.20 $18.83 – $24.29
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake $11.20 $2.11 – $51.32
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $12.90 $5.67 – $43.00
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville $9.35 $40.50 – $66.82

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