Injection therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic each addl sequential IV push same substance/drug 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

$89.37

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.

$331.00

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.

$62.89 with TRICARE BLUE SHIELD vs $406.14 with HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL — 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
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $62.89 ↓ -30%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $62.89 ↓ -30%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $62.89 ↓ -30%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $62.89 ↓ -30%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $62.89 ↓ -30%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $80.50 ↓ -10%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $108.17 ↑ +21%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $132.07 ↑ +48%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $139.02 ↑ +56%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $140.01 ↑ +57%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $141.50 ↑ +58%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $154.05 ↑ +72%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $157.56 ↑ +76%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $162.16 ↑ +81%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $165.50 ↑ +85%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $165.50 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $171.86 ↑ +92%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $175.43 ↑ +96%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $190.95 ↑ +114%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $254.87 ↑ +185%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $258.51 ↑ +189%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $297.90 ↑ +233%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $331.00 ↑ +270%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $331.00 ↑ +270%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $331.00 ↑ +270%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $340.93 ↑ +281%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $406.14 ↑ +354%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $278.88 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $123.52 $66.96 – $1,951.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $278.88 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $278.88 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $278.88 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $145.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $145.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $278.88 not published

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