Dexamethasone 4 mg tablet at ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI
1100 Magellan Dr, Tehachapi, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1275538530
$4.59
Cash price 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.
$17.00
Gross charge 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.
$0.02 with CIGNA- ALL PLANS vs $11.24 with KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| CIGNA- ALL PLANS | CIGNA- ALL PLANS | $0.02 | ↓ -100% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $0.03 | ↓ -99% |
| UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS | $0.03 | ↓ -99% |
| AETNA-ALL PLANS | AETNA-ALL PLANS | $0.07 | ↓ -98% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS | $0.15 | ↓ -97% |
| UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA | UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA | $1.66 | ↓ -64% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $1.66 | ↓ -64% |
| KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY | $1.66 | ↓ -64% |
| TRICARE BLUE SHIELD | TRICARE BLUE SHIELD | $1.66 | ↓ -64% |
| HEALTHNET MCARE | HEALTHNET MCARE | $1.66 | ↓ -64% |
| NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS | NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS | $2.12 | ↓ -54% |
| KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS | $2.85 | ↓ -38% |
| WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS | $3.66 | ↓ -20% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS | $3.69 | ↓ -20% |
| CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | $3.73 | ↓ -19% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $3.88 | ↓ -15% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $4.00 | ↓ -13% |
| UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY | UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY | $4.00 | ↓ -13% |
| KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS | KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS | $4.36 | ↓ -5% |
| BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | $4.36 | ↓ -5% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $4.62 | ↑ +1% |
| HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS | $6.71 | ↑ +46% |
| COVENTRY- ALL PLANS | COVENTRY- ALL PLANS | $7.84 | ↑ +71% |
| KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY | $8.72 | ↑ +90% |
| BC MCAL | BC MCAL | $8.98 | ↑ +96% |
| HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | $10.69 | ↑ +133% |
| KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL | KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL | $11.24 | ↑ +145% |
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Dexamethasone 4 mg tablet at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $8.76 | $0.07 – $4.50 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $5.61 | $0.12 – $0.43 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $5.57 | $0.09 – $3.92 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $3.92 | $1.53 – $5.77 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $5.10 | $0.07 – $3.92 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $4.09 | $0.04 – $3.20 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $7.34 | $0.09 – $3.16 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $5.61 | $0.12 – $0.47 |