Delivery only/pp care/failed vbac 59622 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

$1,221.75

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.

$4,525.00

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.

$1,151.81 with AETNA-ALL PLANS vs $4,525.00 with MEDI-CAL — 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
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $1,151.81 ↓ -6%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $1,203.01 ↓ -2%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,203.01 ↓ -2%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $1,203.01 ↓ -2%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $1,203.01 ↓ -2%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $1,311.28 ↑ +7%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,323.31 ↑ +8%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $1,383.46 ↑ +13%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $1,441.11 ↑ +18%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $1,443.61 ↑ +18%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $1,672.18 ↑ +37%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $1,736.51 ↑ +42%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,736.51 ↑ +42%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,752.79 ↑ +43%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $1,804.52 ↑ +48%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $2,195.06 ↑ +80%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $2,319.69 ↑ +90%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $2,595.30 ↑ +112%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $4,525.00 ↑ +270%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $4,525.00 ↑ +270%

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Delivery only/pp care/failed vbac 59622 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $859.75 $38.12 – $9,050.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $859.75 $1,183.23 – $7,602.00
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $678.75 $1,151.81 – $6,380.25
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,986.50 $1,139.18 – $6,561.25
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,357.50 $1,013.87 – $4,525.00
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $316.75 $1,183.23 – $5,430.00
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $769.25 $1,183.23 – $9,050.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $859.75 $1,048.05 – $4,525.00

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