Brcassure comprehensive panel-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

$437.97

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.

$1,622.11

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.

$308.20 with KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY vs $29,601.56 with UHC MCR ADV — 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
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $308.20 ↓ -30%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $308.20 ↓ -30%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $308.20 ↓ -30%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $308.20 ↓ -30%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $394.50 ↓ -10%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $530.11 ↑ +21%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $681.29 ↑ +56%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $686.15 ↑ +57%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $693.45 ↑ +58%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $754.93 ↑ +72%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $794.67 ↑ +81%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $811.06 ↑ +85%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $811.06 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $842.20 ↑ +92%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $859.72 ↑ +96%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $935.80 ↑ +114%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,249.02 ↑ +185%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $1,266.87 ↑ +189%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $1,459.90 ↑ +233%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $1,622.11 ↑ +270%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $1,622.11 ↑ +270%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $1,622.11 ↑ +270%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $1,622.11 ↑ +270%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $1,622.11 ↑ +270%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $1,622.11 ↑ +270%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $2,919.81 ↑ +567%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $10,427.56 ↑ +2281%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $29,601.56 ↑ +6659%

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Brcassure comprehensive panel-sendout at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $6,736.80 $798.00 – $798.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $878.19 $541.35 – $4,841.95
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $6,736.80 $798.00 – $798.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $6,736.80 $798.00 – $798.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $6,736.80 $798.00 – $798.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $6,736.80 $798.00 – $798.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,435.04 $364.98 – $2,676.48
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $6,736.80 $798.00 – $798.00

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