Str markers specimen anal 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

$40.40

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.

$252.50

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.

$57.35 with EHN - ALL PLANS vs $2,573.88 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 $57.35 ↑ +42%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $76.46 ↑ +89%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $79.35 ↑ +96%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $79.71 ↑ +97%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $87.74 ↑ +117%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $95.58 ↑ +137%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $95.96 ↑ +138%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $99.40 ↑ +146%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $105.13 ↑ +160%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $114.69 ↑ +184%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $124.25 ↑ +208%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $124.25 ↑ +208%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $143.36 ↑ +255%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $143.36 ↑ +255%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $144.11 ↑ +257%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $152.92 ↑ +279%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $152.92 ↑ +279%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $158.65 ↑ +293%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $162.48 ↑ +302%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $162.48 ↑ +302%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $162.48 ↑ +302%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $172.04 ↑ +326%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $191.15 ↑ +373%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $233.07 ↑ +477%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $233.07 ↑ +477%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $233.07 ↑ +477%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $233.07 ↑ +477%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $233.07 ↑ +477%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $279.68 ↑ +592%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $335.62 ↑ +731%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $335.62 ↑ +731%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $419.53 ↑ +938%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $524.41 ↑ +1198%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $697.18 ↑ +1626%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $697.18 ↑ +1626%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $1,930.40 ↑ +4678%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $2,144.90 ↑ +5209%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,573.88 ↑ +6271%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,099.20 $102.00 – $102.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,099.20 $102.00 – $102.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,099.20 $102.00 – $102.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,099.20 $102.00 – $102.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $881.92 $98.00 – $98.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $881.92 $98.00 – $98.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $4,099.20 $102.00 – $102.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $881.92 $98.00 – $98.00

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