Amputate leg at thigh 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

$609.93

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.

$2,259.00

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.

$590.47 with MEDI-CAL vs $1,406.81 with BLUE CROSS NON-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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $590.47 ↓ -3%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $590.47 ↓ -3%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $618.59 ↑ +1%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $618.59 ↑ +1%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $618.59 ↑ +1%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $618.59 ↑ +1%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $650.55 ↑ +7%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $674.26 ↑ +11%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $680.45 ↑ +12%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $711.38 ↑ +17%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $742.31 ↑ +22%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $773.91 ↑ +27%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $859.84 ↑ +41%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $891.94 ↑ +46%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $891.94 ↑ +46%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $901.29 ↑ +48%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $927.89 ↑ +52%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,008.85 ↑ +65%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,066.13 ↑ +75%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,406.81 ↑ +131%

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Amputate leg at thigh at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $429.21 $19.58 – $6,943.76
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $429.21 $95.00 – $4,208.34
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $338.85 $95.00 – $4,208.34
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $1,490.94 $95.00 – $1,066.13
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $677.70 $118.02 – $1,433.35
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $158.13 $125.00 – $8,631.30
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $384.03 $120.00 – $1,433.35
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $429.21 $118.02 – $1,238.79

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