Unlisted procedure microbiology at SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES
2975 Sycamore Dr, Simi Valley, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1063495190
$70.88
Cash price 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.
$443.00
Gross charge 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.
$50.98 with CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $544.89 with GOLD COAST MCAL - 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA ALL OTHER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $50.98 | ↓ -28% |
| CIGNA HMO | CIGNA HMO | $50.98 | ↓ -28% |
| EHN - ALL PLANS | EHN - ALL PLANS | $132.90 | ↑ +88% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $174.67 | ↑ +146% |
| VCHCP - ALL PLANS | VCHCP - ALL PLANS | $177.20 | ↑ +150% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $183.89 | ↑ +159% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $183.89 | ↑ +159% |
| HPN SENIOR HMO | HPN SENIOR HMO | $184.73 | ↑ +161% |
| BC EXCHANGE | BC EXCHANGE | $191.33 | ↑ +170% |
| BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS | $203.34 | ↑ +187% |
| BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BC MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $212.60 | ↑ +200% |
| BC NON MCS | BC NON MCS | $212.60 | ↑ +200% |
| KAISER - ALL PLANS | KAISER - ALL PLANS | $221.50 | ↑ +213% |
| HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | HPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | $222.39 | ↑ +214% |
| WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | $230.36 | ↑ +225% |
| AETNA - ALL PLANS | AETNA - ALL PLANS | $243.65 | ↑ +244% |
| SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | SCAN MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | $265.80 | ↑ +275% |
| FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS | $287.95 | ↑ +306% |
| PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS | PHCS PPO - ALL PLANS | $287.95 | ↑ +306% |
| CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS | CHOICECARE PPO - ALL PLANS | $332.25 | ↑ +369% |
| BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET PPO - ALL PLANS | $332.25 | ↑ +369% |
| HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS | HEALTH NET - ALL PLANS | $333.98 | ↑ +371% |
| INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS | $354.40 | ↑ +400% |
| CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS | CORVEL CORP - ALL PLANS | $354.40 | ↑ +400% |
| MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN PPO - ALL PLANS | $367.69 | ↑ +419% |
| HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS | HMN PPO/EPO - ALL PLANS | $376.55 | ↑ +431% |
| TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS | TRPN PPO - ALL PLANS | $376.55 | ↑ +431% |
| AHF - ALL PLANS | AHF - ALL PLANS | $376.55 | ↑ +431% |
| FPN PPO - ALL PLANS | FPN PPO - ALL PLANS | $398.70 | ↑ +463% |
| GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS | GOLD COAST MCAL - ALL PLANS | $544.89 | ↑ +669% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Unlisted procedure microbiology at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $571.71 | not published |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $166.86 | $91.13 – $382.05 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $152.82 | $105.26 – $382.05 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $544.68 | not published |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | $653.82 | not published |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna | $544.68 | not published |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | $544.68 | not published |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge | $97.65 | $49.00 – $350.00 |