Inpt/tele follow up 25 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

$47.52

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.

$176.00

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.

$63.39 with AETNA-ALL PLANS vs $176.00 with 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
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $63.39 ↑ +33%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $64.39 ↑ +36%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $64.39 ↑ +36%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $64.39 ↑ +36%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $64.39 ↑ +36%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $70.19 ↑ +48%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $70.83 ↑ +49%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $74.05 ↑ +56%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $75.60 ↑ +59%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $77.27 ↑ +63%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $88.00 ↑ +85%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $89.50 ↑ +88%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $92.47 ↑ +95%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $92.47 ↑ +95%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $93.82 ↑ +97%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $96.59 ↑ +103%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $100.59 ↑ +112%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $106.30 ↑ +124%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $176.00 ↑ +270%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $176.00 ↑ +270%

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Inpt/tele follow up 25 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $33.44 $2.03 – $352.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $33.44 $64.01 – $295.68
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $26.40 $63.39 – $248.16
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $116.16 $64.01 – $255.20
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $52.80 $63.31 – $176.00
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville $39.55 $2.23 – $332.59
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $12.60 $64.01 – $211.20
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $29.92 $64.01 – $352.00

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