Arthrd pst dfrm 7-12 vrt sgm at ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI
1100 Magellan Dr, Tehachapi, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1275538530
$1,915.65
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.
$7,095.00
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.
$338.05 with MEDI-CAL vs $4,365.46 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.
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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| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $338.05 | ↓ -82% |
| UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY | UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY | $338.05 | ↓ -82% |
| HEALTHNET MCARE | HEALTHNET MCARE | $1,898.46 | ↓ -1% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $1,898.46 | ↓ -1% |
| TRICARE BLUE SHIELD | TRICARE BLUE SHIELD | $1,898.46 | ↓ -1% |
| UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA | UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA | $1,898.46 | ↓ -1% |
| AETNA-ALL PLANS | AETNA-ALL PLANS | $1,937.13 | ↑ +1% |
| NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS | NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS | $2,069.32 | ↑ +8% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $2,088.31 | ↑ +9% |
| OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS | OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS | $2,183.23 | ↑ +14% |
| COVENTRY- ALL PLANS | COVENTRY- ALL PLANS | $2,278.15 | ↑ +19% |
| CIGNA- ALL PLANS | CIGNA- ALL PLANS | $2,380.22 | ↑ +24% |
| WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS | $2,638.86 | ↑ +38% |
| HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS | $2,766.06 | ↑ +44% |
| UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS | $2,781.06 | ↑ +45% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $2,781.06 | ↑ +45% |
| CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | $2,847.69 | ↑ +49% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS | $3,213.41 | ↑ +68% |
| BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | $3,395.86 | ↑ +77% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS | $4,365.46 | ↑ +128% |
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Arthrd pst dfrm 7-12 vrt sgm at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Reedley | $1,348.05 | $61.05 – $4,285.46 |
| HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Selma | $1,348.05 | $105.00 – $22,551.40 |
| SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Bakersfield | $1,064.25 | $105.00 – $22,551.40 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST | Fort Bragg | $4,682.70 | $75.00 – $3,395.86 |
| WILLITS HOSPITAL INC | Willits | $2,128.50 | $70.00 – $4,447.82 |
| LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC | Lodi | $496.65 | $1,689.87 – $4,285.46 |
| SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Sonora | $1,206.15 | $338.05 – $4,447.82 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE | Tulare | $1,348.05 | $105.00 – $3,844.07 |