Methotrexate sodium 2.5 mg tablet 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

$3.99

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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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$24.95

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.

$0.41 with UHC HMO vs $30.69 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

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 HMO UHC HMO $0.41 ↓ -90%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $0.41 ↓ -90%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $7.20 ↑ +80%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $7.49 ↑ +88%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $8.00 ↑ +101%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.61 ↑ +141%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $9.98 ↑ +150%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $10.36 ↑ +160%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $10.40 ↑ +161%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.45 ↑ +187%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $12.48 ↑ +213%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.52 ↑ +214%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $14.22 ↑ +256%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $14.82 ↑ +271%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $14.82 ↑ +271%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $14.97 ↑ +275%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $16.22 ↑ +307%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $16.22 ↑ +307%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $17.19 ↑ +331%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $18.71 ↑ +369%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $18.71 ↑ +369%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $18.81 ↑ +371%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $19.96 ↑ +400%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $19.96 ↑ +400%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $20.71 ↑ +419%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $21.21 ↑ +432%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $21.21 ↑ +432%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $21.21 ↑ +432%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $22.46 ↑ +463%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $30.69 ↑ +669%

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Methotrexate sodium 2.5 mg tablet at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $8.76 $0.30 – $15.60
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $8.20 $0.40 – $3.71
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $26.97 $0.30 – $61.74
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $20.37 $7.92 – $29.97
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $24.70 $0.30 – $61.74
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $9.28 $0.30 – $12.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $9.18 $0.30 – $11.85
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $8.20 $0.40 – $4.01

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