Aco annual medicare visit (awv), initial g0438aco at ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI

1100 Magellan Dr, Tehachapi, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1275538530

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published May 21, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$112.05

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.

$415.00

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.

$8.77 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS vs $535.35 with KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL — 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
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $8.77 ↓ -92%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $149.88 ↑ +34%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $174.30 ↑ +56%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $175.55 ↑ +57%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $181.64 ↑ +62%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $181.64 ↑ +62%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $181.64 ↑ +62%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $181.64 ↑ +62%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $197.99 ↑ +77%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $199.80 ↑ +78%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $207.50 ↑ +85%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $207.50 ↑ +85%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $207.50 ↑ +85%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $208.89 ↑ +86%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $215.47 ↑ +92%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $217.97 ↑ +95%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $218.20 ↑ +95%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $218.20 ↑ +95%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $264.65 ↑ +136%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $272.46 ↑ +143%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $304.25 ↑ +172%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $415.00 ↑ +270%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $415.00 ↑ +270%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $415.00 ↑ +270%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $427.45 ↑ +281%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $509.21 ↑ +354%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $523.31 ↑ +367%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $535.35 ↑ +378%

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Aco annual medicare visit (awv), initial g0438aco at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $420.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $420.00 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $420.00 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $420.00 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $420.00 not published
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $293.04 $54.85 – $207.76
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $576.30 not published
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $270.30 not published

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