Revision tips 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

$3,210.40

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.

$20,065.00

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.

$440.83 with GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS vs $18,058.50 with FPN PPO - 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
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $440.83 ↓ -86%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $2,422.00 ↓ -25%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2,500.00 ↓ -22%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,032.00 ↓ -6%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,270.00 ↑ +33%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $6,000.00 ↑ +87%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $7,320.30 ↑ +128%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $7,320.30 ↑ +128%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $7,320.30 ↑ +128%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $7,320.30 ↑ +128%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $7,320.30 ↑ +128%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $7,911.63 ↑ +146%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $8,026.00 ↑ +150%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $8,050.00 ↑ +151%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $8,328.98 ↑ +159%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $8,328.98 ↑ +159%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $8,375.00 ↑ +161%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $8,784.36 ↑ +174%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $8,884.00 ↑ +177%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $9,375.00 ↑ +192%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $9,449.00 ↑ +194%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $10,032.50 ↑ +213%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $10,252.00 ↑ +219%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $10,870.00 ↑ +239%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $11,249.00 ↑ +250%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $13,042.25 ↑ +306%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $13,042.25 ↑ +306%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $13,176.54 ↑ +310%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $15,048.75 ↑ +369%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $15,048.75 ↑ +369%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $16,052.00 ↑ +400%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $16,052.00 ↑ +400%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $16,470.68 ↑ +413%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $16,653.95 ↑ +419%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $17,055.25 ↑ +431%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $17,055.25 ↑ +431%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $17,055.25 ↑ +431%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $18,058.50 ↑ +463%

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