Composite byp grft 3/> segmt 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

$345.06

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.

$1,278.00

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.

$348.89 with TRICARE BLUE SHIELD vs $819.06 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.

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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
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $348.89 ↑ +1%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $348.89 ↑ +1%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $348.89 ↑ +1%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $348.89 ↑ +1%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $380.29 ↑ +10%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $383.78 ↑ +11%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $401.22 ↑ +16%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $405.53 ↑ +18%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $418.67 ↑ +21%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $432.61 ↑ +25%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $432.61 ↑ +25%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $456.69 ↑ +32%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $484.96 ↑ +41%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $508.33 ↑ +47%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $523.34 ↑ +52%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $541.64 ↑ +57%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $541.64 ↑ +57%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $674.98 ↑ +96%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $713.30 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $819.06 ↑ +137%

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Composite byp grft 3/> segmt at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $242.82 $11.89 – $865.22
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $242.82 $343.20 – $803.02
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $191.70 $60.00 – $819.06
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $843.48 $86.37 – $713.30
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $383.40 $95.00 – $882.55
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $89.46 $86.37 – $803.02
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $217.26 $60.00 – $882.55
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $242.82 $65.00 – $762.76

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