Ext ecg>7d<15d rev&interpj 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

$16.74

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.

$62.00

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.

$23.17 with MEDI-CAL vs $75.60 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.

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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 $23.17 ↑ +38%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $23.17 ↑ +38%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $25.38 ↑ +52%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $25.38 ↑ +52%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $25.38 ↑ +52%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $25.38 ↑ +52%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $27.66 ↑ +65%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $27.92 ↑ +67%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $28.45 ↑ +70%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $29.19 ↑ +74%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $30.46 ↑ +82%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $31.66 ↑ +89%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $35.28 ↑ +111%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $35.99 ↑ +115%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $35.99 ↑ +115%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $36.98 ↑ +121%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $37.60 ↑ +125%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $38.07 ↑ +127%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $39.73 ↑ +137%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $75.60 ↑ +352%

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Ext ecg>7d<15d rev&interpj at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $11.78 $9.30 – $307.12
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $10.35 $23.17 – $277.09
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $11.78 $23.17 – $293.54
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $9.30 $23.17 – $279.75
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $55.44 $23.17 – $44.92
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $28.20 $23.17 – $286.29
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $4.34 $23.17 – $263.76
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $10.54 $23.17 – $291.00

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