Bupivacaine 0.1 % epidural pca - 1 hour dose limit 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

$31.05

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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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$115.00

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.

$0.03 with UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS vs $211.11 with AETNA-ALL 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
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $0.03 ↓ -100%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $0.03 ↓ -100%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $17.48 ↓ -44%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $17.48 ↓ -44%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $17.48 ↓ -44%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $17.48 ↓ -44%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $17.48 ↓ -44%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $22.37 ↓ -28%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $30.06 ↓ -3%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $38.63 ↑ +24%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $38.91 ↑ +25%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $39.32 ↑ +27%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $45.99 ↑ +48%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $45.99 ↑ +48%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $47.76 ↑ +54%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $48.75 ↑ +57%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $53.07 ↑ +71%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $70.83 ↑ +128%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $71.84 ↑ +131%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $82.79 ↑ +167%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $91.99 ↑ +196%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $91.99 ↑ +196%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $91.99 ↑ +196%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $94.75 ↑ +205%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $112.87 ↑ +264%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $118.66 ↑ +282%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $211.11 ↑ +580%

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Bupivacaine 0.1 % epidural pca - 1 hour dose limit at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $29.35 $18.09 – $52.26
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $254.64 $0.01 – $0.01
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $254.64 $0.01 – $0.01
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01

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