Amitriptyline (elavil) -sendout 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

$9.39

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.

$34.77

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.

$0.05 with AETNA-ALL PLANS vs $12.62 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
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $0.05 ↓ -99%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $1.86 ↓ -80%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $1.86 ↓ -80%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $1.86 ↓ -80%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $1.86 ↓ -80%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $2.38 ↓ -75%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $3.20 ↓ -66%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $4.11 ↓ -56%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $4.14 ↓ -56%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $4.18 ↓ -55%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $4.55 ↓ -52%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $4.79 ↓ -49%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $4.89 ↓ -48%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $4.89 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $5.08 ↓ -46%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $5.18 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $5.64 ↓ -40%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $7.53 ↓ -20%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $7.64 ↓ -19%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $8.80 ↓ -6%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $9.78 ↑ +4%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $9.78 ↑ +4%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $9.78 ↑ +4%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $9.78 ↑ +4%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $10.07 ↑ +7%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $12.00 ↑ +28%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $12.62 ↑ +34%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $84.56 $29.00 – $29.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $84.56 $29.00 – $29.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $84.56 $29.00 – $29.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $84.56 $29.00 – $29.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $260.00 $18.00 – $18.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $260.00 $18.00 – $18.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $84.56 $29.00 – $29.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $12.52 $4.92 – $11.64

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