Ecg/review interpret only 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

$17.55

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.

$65.00

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.

$21.75 with MEDI-CAL vs $523.31 with KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $21.75 ↑ +24%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $21.75 ↑ +24%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $24.35 ↑ +39%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $24.35 ↑ +39%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $24.35 ↑ +39%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $24.35 ↑ +39%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $26.54 ↑ +51%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $26.79 ↑ +53%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $26.86 ↑ +53%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $27.30 ↑ +56%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $27.50 ↑ +57%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $28.00 ↑ +60%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $29.17 ↑ +66%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $29.22 ↑ +66%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $31.20 ↑ +78%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $32.13 ↑ +83%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $32.50 ↑ +85%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $32.50 ↑ +85%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $32.79 ↑ +87%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $32.79 ↑ +87%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $35.48 ↑ +102%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $36.53 ↑ +108%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $37.50 ↑ +114%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $38.28 ↑ +118%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $39.39 ↑ +124%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $40.25 ↑ +129%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $304.25 ↑ +1634%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $523.31 ↑ +2882%

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Ecg/review interpret only at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $12.35 $0.72 – $257.34
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $9.75 $21.75 – $66.97
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $12.35 $21.75 – $58.01
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $9.75 $21.75 – $59.16
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $42.90 $21.75 – $53.67
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $19.50 $21.75 – $60.63
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $4.55 $21.75 – $279.82
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $11.05 $21.75 – $257.28

All California hospitals for this procedure →