Rsv assay w/optic 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

$43.52

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.

$272.00

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.

$13.10 with MEDICARE 1/1/21 vs $142.20 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
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $13.10 ↓ -70%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $13.10 ↓ -70%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $13.10 ↓ -70%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $13.10 ↓ -70%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $13.10 ↓ -70%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $15.12 ↓ -65%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $15.72 ↓ -64%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $18.86 ↓ -57%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $18.86 ↓ -57%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $23.58 ↓ -46%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $29.48 ↓ -32%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $38.86 ↓ -11%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $38.86 ↓ -11%
EHN - ALL PLANS EHN - ALL PLANS $47.40 ↑ +9%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $63.20 ↑ +45%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $65.59 ↑ +51%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $65.89 ↑ +51%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $72.52 ↑ +67%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $73.66 ↑ +69%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $79.00 ↑ +82%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $79.32 ↑ +82%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $81.85 ↑ +88%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $82.16 ↑ +89%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $86.90 ↑ +100%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $94.80 ↑ +118%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $98.22 ↑ +126%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $102.70 ↑ +136%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $102.70 ↑ +136%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $118.50 ↑ +172%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $118.50 ↑ +172%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $119.12 ↑ +174%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $126.40 ↑ +190%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $126.40 ↑ +190%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $131.14 ↑ +201%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $134.30 ↑ +209%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $134.30 ↑ +209%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $134.30 ↑ +209%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $142.20 ↑ +227%

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Rsv assay w/optic at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $113.12 $13.00 – $13.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $53.88 $12.96 – $95.94
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $113.12 $13.00 – $13.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $113.12 $13.00 – $13.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $113.12 $13.00 – $13.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $82.68 $8.00 – $8.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $82.68 $8.00 – $8.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $113.12 $13.00 – $13.00

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