Tissue culture placenta 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

$28.08

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.

$175.50

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.

$37.13 with EHN - ALL PLANS vs $1,191.41 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 $37.13 ↑ +32%
VCHCP - ALL PLANS VCHCP - ALL PLANS $49.50 ↑ +76%
HPN SENIOR HMO HPN SENIOR HMO $51.60 ↑ +84%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $56.80 ↑ +102%
KAISER - ALL PLANS KAISER - ALL PLANS $61.88 ↑ +120%
HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $62.12 ↑ +121%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $64.35 ↑ +129%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $68.06 ↑ +142%
SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $74.25 ↑ +164%
PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS $80.44 ↑ +186%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $80.44 ↑ +186%
BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS $92.81 ↑ +231%
CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS $92.81 ↑ +231%
HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS $93.30 ↑ +232%
INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $99.00 ↑ +253%
CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS $99.00 ↑ +253%
MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS $102.71 ↑ +266%
AHF - ALL PLANS AHF - ALL PLANS $105.19 ↑ +275%
HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS $105.19 ↑ +275%
TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS $105.19 ↑ +275%
FPN PPO - ALL PLANS FPN PPO - ALL PLANS $111.38 ↑ +297%
GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS $123.75 ↑ +341%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $150.30 ↑ +435%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $150.30 ↑ +435%
MEDICARE 1/1/21 MEDICARE 1/1/21 $150.30 ↑ +435%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $150.30 ↑ +435%
FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE FACEY MEDICAL MDCARE $150.30 ↑ +435%
FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS FACEY MEDICAL HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $180.36 ↑ +542%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $216.43 ↑ +671%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $216.43 ↑ +671%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $216.43 ↑ +671%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $270.54 ↑ +863%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $338.18 ↑ +1104%
CIGNA HMO CIGNA HMO $477.45 ↑ +1600%
CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS $477.45 ↑ +1600%
BC EXCHANGE BC EXCHANGE $893.55 ↑ +3082%
BC NON MCS BC NON MCS $992.84 ↑ +3436%
BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,191.41 ↑ +4143%

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Tissue culture placenta at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $408.80 $139.00 – $139.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $408.80 $139.00 – $139.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $408.80 $139.00 – $139.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $408.80 $139.00 – $139.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $408.80 $139.00 – $139.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $408.80 $139.00 – $139.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $408.80 $139.00 – $139.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $408.80 $139.00 – $139.00

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