Elbow arthroscopy/surgery at ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI
1100 Magellan Dr, Tehachapi, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1275538530
$559.17
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.
$2,071.00
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.
$410.65 with UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY vs $1,177.18 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- 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.
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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| UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY | UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY | $410.65 | ↓ -27% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $410.65 | ↓ -27% |
| AETNA-ALL PLANS | AETNA-ALL PLANS | $540.46 | ↓ -3% |
| HEALTHNET MCARE | HEALTHNET MCARE | $557.77 | ↓ -0% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $557.77 | ↓ -0% |
| TRICARE BLUE SHIELD | TRICARE BLUE SHIELD | $557.77 | ↓ -0% |
| UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA | UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA | $557.77 | ↓ -0% |
| NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS | NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS | $607.97 | ↑ +9% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $613.55 | ↑ +10% |
| OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS | OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS | $641.44 | ↑ +15% |
| CIGNA- ALL PLANS | CIGNA- ALL PLANS | $659.53 | ↑ +18% |
| COVENTRY- ALL PLANS | COVENTRY- ALL PLANS | $669.32 | ↑ +20% |
| UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS | $767.13 | ↑ +37% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $767.13 | ↑ +37% |
| WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS | $775.30 | ↑ +39% |
| HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS | $812.67 | ↑ +45% |
| CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | $836.66 | ↑ +50% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS | $864.17 | ↑ +55% |
| BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | $913.23 | ↑ +63% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,177.18 | ↑ +111% |
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Elbow arthroscopy/surgery at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $10,040.80 | not published |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $10,040.80 | not published |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $10,040.80 | not published |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $10,040.80 | not published |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $10,040.80 | not published |
| Sacramento Medical Center | SACRAMENTO | $10,040.80 | not published |
| Oakland Medical Center | Oakland | $10,040.80 | not published |
| Walnut Creek Medical Center | WALNUT CREEK | $10,040.80 | not published |