Clindamycin 600 mg/50 ml in 5 % dextrose intravenous piggyback 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

$36.78

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$136.24

Gross charge

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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.

$5.20 with UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS vs $263.93 with AETNA-ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $5.20 ↓ -86%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $5.20 ↓ -86%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $21.85 ↓ -41%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $21.85 ↓ -41%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $21.85 ↓ -41%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $21.85 ↓ -41%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $21.85 ↓ -41%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $27.97 ↓ -24%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $37.58 ↑ +2%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $48.30 ↑ +31%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $48.65 ↑ +32%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $49.16 ↑ +34%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $57.50 ↑ +56%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $57.50 ↑ +56%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $59.71 ↑ +62%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $60.95 ↑ +66%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $66.34 ↑ +80%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $88.55 ↑ +141%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $89.82 ↑ +144%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $103.50 ↑ +181%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $115.00 ↑ +213%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $115.00 ↑ +213%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $115.00 ↑ +213%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $118.45 ↑ +222%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $141.11 ↑ +284%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $148.35 ↑ +303%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $263.93 ↑ +618%

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Clindamycin 600 mg/50 ml in 5 % dextrose intravenous piggyback at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $40.99 $1.67 – $1.67
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $57.38 $18.09 – $52.26
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $40.99 $1.67 – $1.67
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $40.99 $1.67 – $1.67
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $40.99 $1.67 – $1.67
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $38.06 $1.67 – $1.67
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $38.06 $1.67 – $1.67
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $40.99 $1.67 – $1.67

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