Pretreat rbc absorption reference 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

$30.40

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.

$190.00

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.

$5.99 with EHN - ALL PLANS vs $194.19 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 $5.99 ↓ -80%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $7.99 ↓ -74%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.29 ↓ -73%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $8.33 ↓ -73%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.17 ↓ -70%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $9.99 ↓ -67%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $10.02 ↓ -67%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $10.38 ↓ -66%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $10.98 ↓ -64%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $11.98 ↓ -61%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $12.98 ↓ -57%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $12.98 ↓ -57%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $14.98 ↓ -51%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $14.98 ↓ -51%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $15.06 ↓ -50%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $15.98 ↓ -47%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $15.98 ↓ -47%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $16.58 ↓ -45%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $16.97 ↓ -44%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $16.97 ↓ -44%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $16.97 ↓ -44%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $17.97 ↓ -41%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $19.97 ↓ -34%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $48.14 ↑ +58%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $48.14 ↑ +58%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $75.87 ↑ +150%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $75.87 ↑ +150%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $75.87 ↑ +150%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $75.87 ↑ +150%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $75.87 ↑ +150%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $91.05 ↑ +200%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $97.36 ↑ +220%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $97.36 ↑ +220%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $136.57 ↑ +349%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $145.64 ↑ +379%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $161.82 ↑ +432%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $170.72 ↑ +462%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $194.19 ↑ +539%

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