CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis (with and without contrast) 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

$2,501.55

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.

$9,265.00

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.

$14.75 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS vs $909.12 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $14.75 ↓ -99%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $52.66 ↓ -98%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $94.78 ↓ -96%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $94.78 ↓ -96%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $94.78 ↓ -96%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $94.78 ↓ -96%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $103.31 ↓ -96%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $104.26 ↓ -96%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $109.00 ↓ -96%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $109.30 ↓ -96%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $113.74 ↓ -95%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $138.09 ↓ -94%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $141.22 ↓ -94%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $142.17 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $173.41 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $183.26 ↓ -93%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $186.00 ↓ -93%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $186.00 ↓ -93%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $332.69 ↓ -87%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $457.92 ↓ -82%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $471.49 ↓ -81%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $471.49 ↓ -81%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $471.66 ↓ -81%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $561.87 ↓ -78%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $572.23 ↓ -77%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $590.71 ↓ -76%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $875.50 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $909.12 ↓ -64%

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CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis (with and without contrast) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $6,602.40 $533.00 – $533.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,262.23 $453.77 – $5,809.44
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $6,602.40 $533.00 – $533.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $6,602.40 $533.00 – $533.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $6,602.40 $533.00 – $533.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,472.00 $350.00 – $350.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $4,472.00 $350.00 – $350.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $6,602.40 $533.00 – $533.00

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