Dexamethasone in ns IV syringe 0.1 mg/ml (neonate) - cnr 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

$30.42

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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.

$112.67

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.

$0.09 with CIGNA- ALL PLANS vs $65.79 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.

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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
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $0.09 ↓ -100%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $0.09 ↓ -100%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $0.09 ↓ -100%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $0.12 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $0.30 ↓ -99%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $8.50 ↓ -72%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $9.69 ↓ -68%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $9.69 ↓ -68%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $9.69 ↓ -68%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $9.69 ↓ -68%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $12.40 ↓ -59%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $16.67 ↓ -45%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $17.00 ↓ -44%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $17.00 ↓ -44%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $17.00 ↓ -44%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $21.57 ↓ -29%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $21.80 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $22.70 ↓ -25%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $25.50 ↓ -16%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $25.50 ↓ -16%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $27.03 ↓ -11%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $39.27 ↑ +29%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $45.90 ↑ +51%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $51.00 ↑ +68%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $52.53 ↑ +73%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $62.58 ↑ +106%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $65.79 ↑ +116%

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Dexamethasone in ns IV syringe 0.1 mg/ml (neonate) - cnr at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $17.91 $0.12 – $0.12
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $29.35 $0.18 – $20.10
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $17.91 $0.12 – $0.12
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $17.91 $0.12 – $0.12
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $17.91 $0.12 – $0.12
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $16.63 $0.12 – $0.12
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $16.63 $0.12 – $0.12
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $17.91 $0.12 – $0.12

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