Inj, bupivacaine liposome 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

$802.79

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.

$2,973.28

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.

$2.25 with OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS vs $6,823.67 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
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $2.25 ↓ -100%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $3.93 ↓ -100%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $3.93 ↓ -100%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $6.02 ↓ -99%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $6.02 ↓ -99%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $6.02 ↓ -99%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $6.20 ↓ -99%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $7.39 ↓ -99%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $564.92 ↓ -30%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $564.92 ↓ -30%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $564.92 ↓ -30%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $564.92 ↓ -30%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $564.92 ↓ -30%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $723.10 ↓ -10%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $971.67 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $992.00 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,102.00 ↑ +37%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $1,219.04 ↑ +52%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $1,248.78 ↑ +56%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,257.70 ↑ +57%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $1,271.08 ↑ +58%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,486.64 ↑ +85%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $1,486.64 ↑ +85%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,575.84 ↑ +96%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $2,289.42 ↑ +185%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $2,322.13 ↑ +189%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $2,675.95 ↑ +233%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $6,823.67 ↑ +750%

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Inj, bupivacaine liposome at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $699.38 $1.49 – $1.49
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $699.38 $1.49 – $1.49
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $699.38 $1.49 – $1.49
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $699.38 $1.49 – $1.49
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $649.42 $1.49 – $1.49
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $649.42 $1.49 – $1.49
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $699.38 $1.49 – $1.49
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $649.42 $1.49 – $1.49

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