Init pm e/m new pat 65+ yrs 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

$93.69

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.

$347.00

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.

$101.65 with AETNA-ALL PLANS vs $684.56 with CENTIVO - 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
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $101.65 ↑ +8%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $145.57 ↑ +55%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $145.74 ↑ +56%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $146.50 ↑ +56%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $146.78 ↑ +57%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $167.18 ↑ +78%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $167.18 ↑ +78%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $173.50 ↑ +85%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $173.50 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $180.16 ↑ +92%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $183.91 ↑ +96%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $200.18 ↑ +114%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $267.19 ↑ +185%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $293.00 ↑ +213%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $293.00 ↑ +213%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $304.25 ↑ +225%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $304.25 ↑ +225%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $304.25 ↑ +225%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $312.30 ↑ +233%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $347.00 ↑ +270%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $357.41 ↑ +281%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $389.44 ↑ +316%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $425.77 ↑ +354%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $447.63 ↑ +378%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $523.31 ↑ +459%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $684.56 ↑ +631%

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Init pm e/m new pat 65+ yrs at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $197.37 not published
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $109.65 not published
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $180.77 $134.00 – $351.00
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $90.30 $52.50 – $888.05
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale $71.72 $55.00 – $751.29
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $65.93 $3.67 – $675.81
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $39.00 $260.00 – $260.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $55.67 $141.60 – $492.24

All California hospitals for this procedure →