Appl unipln uni ext fixj sys 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

$559.17

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.

$2,071.00

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.

$168.65 with UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY vs $1,035.50 with KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -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
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $168.65 ↓ -70%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $168.65 ↓ -70%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $168.65 ↓ -70%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $173.71 ↓ -69%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $206.93 ↓ -63%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $217.56 ↓ -61%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $304.25 ↓ -46%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $304.25 ↓ -46%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $304.25 ↓ -46%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $304.25 ↓ -46%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $389.44 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $514.86 ↓ -8%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $523.31 ↓ -6%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $529.83 ↓ -5%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $548.01 ↓ -2%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $602.81 ↑ +8%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $630.21 ↑ +13%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $645.69 ↑ +15%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $657.61 ↑ +18%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $678.71 ↑ +21%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $682.35 ↑ +22%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $684.56 ↑ +22%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $761.73 ↑ +36%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $784.43 ↑ +40%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $784.43 ↑ +40%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $798.45 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $992.00 ↑ +77%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $1,035.50 ↑ +85%

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Appl unipln uni ext fixj sys at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $15,019.20 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $15,019.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $15,019.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $15,019.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $5,964.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $5,964.40 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $15,019.20 not published
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $5,964.40 not published

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