Determine refractive state 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

$17.82

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.

$66.00

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.

$19.32 with WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS vs $684.56 with CENTIVO - ALL 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
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $19.32 ↑ +8%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $19.46 ↑ +9%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $19.75 ↑ +11%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $22.23 ↑ +25%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $23.00 ↑ +29%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $23.00 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $23.88 ↑ +34%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $24.38 ↑ +37%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $25.51 ↑ +43%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $25.51 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $26.54 ↑ +49%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $33.00 ↑ +85%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $35.42 ↑ +99%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $41.40 ↑ +132%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $46.00 ↑ +158%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $46.00 ↑ +158%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $46.00 ↑ +158%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $47.38 ↑ +166%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $56.44 ↑ +217%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $59.34 ↑ +233%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $304.25 ↑ +1607%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $304.25 ↑ +1607%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $304.25 ↑ +1607%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $389.44 ↑ +2085%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $523.31 ↑ +2837%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $684.56 ↑ +3742%

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Determine refractive state at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $12.54 $0.56 – $675.81
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $12.54 $22.23 – $110.88
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $9.90 $19.75 – $101.02
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $43.56 $20.67 – $278.92
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $19.80 $22.23 – $407.41
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $4.62 $11.03 – $304.00
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $11.22 $30.43 – $273.60
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $12.54 $20.12 – $82.66

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