Ghs path - pap (papanicolau) smear - vagina 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

$6.40

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.

$23.70

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.

$4.50 with KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY vs $134.82 with AETNA-ALL 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
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $4.50 ↓ -30%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $4.50 ↓ -30%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $4.50 ↓ -30%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $4.50 ↓ -30%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $5.76 ↓ -10%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $7.75 ↑ +21%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $9.95 ↑ +55%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $10.03 ↑ +57%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $10.13 ↑ +58%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $11.03 ↑ +72%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $11.61 ↑ +81%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $11.85 ↑ +85%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $11.85 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $12.31 ↑ +92%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $12.56 ↑ +96%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $13.67 ↑ +114%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $15.10 ↑ +136%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $15.10 ↑ +136%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $15.10 ↑ +136%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $15.56 ↑ +143%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $18.25 ↑ +185%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $18.51 ↑ +189%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $18.53 ↑ +190%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $19.48 ↑ +204%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $21.33 ↑ +233%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $23.70 ↑ +270%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $40.88 ↑ +539%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $134.82 ↑ +2007%

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Ghs path - pap (papanicolau) smear - vagina at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $92.40 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $9.93 $6.12 – $59.68
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $92.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $92.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $92.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $52.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $52.00 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $92.40 not published

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