Cta abdomen without & /or w/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

$797.85

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.

$2,955.00

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.

$13.79 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS vs $654.19 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 $13.79 ↓ -98%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $47.32 ↓ -94%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $84.81 ↓ -89%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $84.81 ↓ -89%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $84.81 ↓ -89%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $84.81 ↓ -89%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $92.44 ↓ -88%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $93.29 ↓ -88%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $97.53 ↓ -88%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $101.77 ↓ -87%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $106.33 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $123.57 ↓ -85%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $126.37 ↓ -84%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $127.22 ↓ -84%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $155.81 ↓ -80%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $164.66 ↓ -79%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $239.40 ↓ -70%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $277.18 ↓ -65%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $277.18 ↓ -65%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $411.77 ↓ -48%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $414.54 ↓ -48%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $414.54 ↓ -48%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $440.60 ↓ -45%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $453.82 ↓ -43%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $540.62 ↓ -32%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $568.37 ↓ -29%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $630.00 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $654.19 ↓ -18%

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Cta abdomen without & /or w/contrast at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,561.60 $393.00 – $393.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,495.77 $226.19 – $2,663.70
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,561.60 $393.00 – $393.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,561.60 $393.00 – $393.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,561.60 $393.00 – $393.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,328.00 $256.00 – $256.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $3,328.00 $256.00 – $256.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $3,561.60 $393.00 – $393.00

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